Lewis v. Illinois Employers Insurance Co.

ON APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF ERROR

The court of civil appeals has reversed the judgment of the trial court that had rendered a default judgment for the plaintiff, Shorty Ray Lewis, after striking the defendants’ pleadings as a sanction for their failure to answer interrogatories. 582 S.W.2d 242. Plaintiff Lewis filed suit on June 6, 1978, and then filed a request for admissions which were answered and filed ten days after the request. Plaintiff then served defendants with written interrogatories on July 14, but the defendants did not file their answers by August 13. See Rule 168, Tex.R.Civ.P. On…