Legal Opinion
McFarland v. Szakalun
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 30, 1991No. B14-90-00143-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTSON, Justice.
Van McFarland appeals from an order on discovery sanctions. That order granted interlocutory default judgment against *762McFarland’s clients, and ordered him to pay attorney’s fees to the opposing parties. In five points of error, McFarland claims the trial court improperly found him vicariously liable for his clients’ conduct, and the manner in which sanctions were imposed did not provide notice or due process. Concluding the trial court had authority to sanction McFarland, we affirm.
Initially, we address appellees’ motion to correct erroneous style of this appeal.…
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