Legal Opinion
Beach, Bait & Tackle, Inc. v. Holt
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 23, 1985No. C14-85-099-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTSON, Justice.
In this appeal by writ of error appellant attacks the default judgment as void in four points of error. Finding that the record does not show reasonable diligence was used in attempting to serve appellant’s registered agent before serving the Secretary of State, we reverse.
Appellant was one of two defendants named in a personal injury suit. The other defendant was served, filed an answer and was later dismissed on appellee’s motion. Appellee’s Original Petition named the registered agent for service of process as Eugene J. Pitman, 2454 Houston Natural Gas Building,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McKanna v. EdgarTexas Supreme Court · 1965
- Cates v. PonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Stylemark Construction, Inc. v. SpiesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
- David A. Carl Enterprises, Inc. v. Crow-Shutt 14Court of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- General Office Outfitters, Inc. v. Holt, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1984
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Wilson v. DunnTexas Supreme Court · 1991
- Wright Bros. Energy, Inc. v. Krough, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2001
- Lewis v. Ramirez, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
- Medford v. Salter, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1988
- Lewis Julian Peteet v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2008
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