David Laas v. Betty Williamson

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-04-141 CV

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DAVID LAAS, Appellant

V

BETTY WILLIAMSON, Appellee

On Appeal from the 163rd District Court

Orange County, Texas

Trial Cause No. B020,290-C

OPINION

This is a restricted appeal in a personal injury case arising out of an automobile accident. The appellant, David Laas, (1) seeks to set aside a $1,090,795.74 default judgment based on defective service of process. We hold the return of citation filed of record is defective and cannot support a default judgment. Accordingly, we reverse and…