Legal Opinion
Dickerson v. Sonat Exploration Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)
Decided June 29, 1998No. 12-97-00297-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLCOMB, Justice.
This is an appeal by writ of error from a February 13, 1997 order of dismissal for want of prosecution. Appellants Ray and Rita Dickerson (“Dickersons”) claim that they did not receive the required notice of either the January 31, 1997 dismissal docket or the subsequent order of dismissal from the trial court. They claim that they failed to receive their notices because the Clerk mailed them to their attorney’s former address, and that this was error apparent on the face of the record. For the reasons given, we agree and remand the case for trial on its merits.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Peralta v. Heights Medical Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Stubbs v. StubbsTexas Supreme Court · 1985
- Wilson v. Industrial Leasing Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1985
- General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Transoceanic Shipping Co. v. General Universal Systems, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1997
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- Burress v. Richardson, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2003
- Sweed v. Nye, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2011
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