Money v. Jones

ENOCH, Chief Justice.

Guy F. Money, appellant, challenges a take-nothing judgment on the ground that his attorney was not given notice of a visiting judge’s assignment and was, therefore, preempted from objecting to the judge’s assignment under section 74.053 of the Texas Government Code. Money further contends that the trial court erred in rendering judgment because he did not waive his right to a jury trial. We do not agree and affirm the judgment.

Money, a tenant, sought damages from his former landlord, Wanda Jones. Money’s attorney appeared at docket call where he was first told that a…