Legal Opinion

Morgan Express, Inc. v. Elizabeth-Perkins, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 5, 1975No. 18590PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GUITTARD, Justice.

In this appeal from a default judgment, the defendant seeks reversal on the ground *314that the testimony on which the judgment was based was not recorded and, consequently, no statement of facts is available for review of the sufficiency of the evidence. Plaintiff contends that defendant has not shown diligence, since the record fails to show that a narrative statement of the evidence could not have been obtained by agreement or by request to the trial judge under Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 377. We hold that defendant was not required to seek such a narrative statement…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. McKanna v. EdgarTexas Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Robinson v. RobinsonTexas Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Boswell v. HandleyTexas Supreme Court · 1965
  4. Harris v. LebowCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
  5. Victory v. HamiltonTexas Supreme Court · 1936

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3Cited by65 opinions

  1. Stubbs v. StubbsTexas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Rogers v. RogersTexas Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Harrison v. Dallas Court Reporting College, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Rainwater v. HaddoxCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Illinois Employers Insurance Co. of Wausau v. LewisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979

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