Legal Opinion

Reese v. Piperi

Texas Supreme Court

Decided March 3, 1976No. B-5677PublishedCited by 84 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REAVLEY, Justice.

Katherine Marie Reese seeks by this original proceeding to obtain issuance of a writ of mandamus to compel Honorable James A. Piperi, Judge of the Domestic Relations Court of Galveston County, to vacate an order purporting to grant a new trial in Cause No. 18,035 in that court. That cause is a divorce case originally filed by Katherine Marie Reese against Tony James Reese in November of 1974. The following events and dates are important:

On May 16, 1975 a default judgment was granted in favor of Katherine Reese.

On May 23, 1975 Tony Reese filed a motion for new trial, alleging…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Fulton v. FinchTexas Supreme Court · 1961
  2. Washington v. Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1966
  3. TEXAS EMPLOYERS'INS. ASS'N v. MartinTexas Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Washington v. Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1966
  5. Travelers Express Company, Inc. v. RenerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973

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