Legal Opinion
Gonzalez v. Tapia
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided April 23, 2009No. 13-08-00039-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Chief Justice VALDEZ.
Appellant, Guillermo Gonzalez, appeals from an order denying his petition for bill of review. By two issues, Gonzalez contends that the trial court erred (1) by allowing appellee, Eugenio M. Tapia, to amend proof of service of citation after the trial court’s plenary power had expired, and (2) by denying his petition for bill of review because the default judgment was rendered after invalid service. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On September 29, 2006, Tapia sued Gonzalez for breach of contract. 1 On October 2, 2006, Gonzalez was personally served with citation…
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- Finlay v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1968
- Higginbotham v. General Life & Accident Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1990
- McGraw-Hill, Inc. v. Futrell, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
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