Legal Opinion
Hegwer v. Edwards
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 22, 2017No. 05-15-01464-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice Evans
Ellen Hegwer, as trustee of the Ray Hegwer Living Trust a/k/a Hegwer Living Trust (Trustee), appeals the judgment following a bench trial. The Trustee contends that the trial court erred in holding that Holly Edwards’s fling of a suggestion of her husband’s death did not constitute a general appearance by Holly in the case. The Trustee also asserts that the trial court abused its discretion by denying her request for a post-appearance judgment nihil dicit. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On December 7, 2012, the Trustee and Raymond Hegwer fled a lawsuit against Spencer…
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