Taj Mahal, Inc. v. Al-Wardi

OPINION

CHAPA, Chief Justice.

APPELLANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION DENIED.

Appellants have filed a motion to dismiss *563this appeal for want of jurisdiction.1 Appel-lees (landlords) brought suit against appellants (tenants) in 1988 for damages to leased premises and conversion of personal property. Appellants filed an answer and a counterclaim for an alleged breach of the lease agreement. Appellants then failed to appear when the case was called for trial on the merits. The judgment states that the evidence presented by appellees demonstrated that they were entitled to judgment in…