Songer v. Clement

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice GRANT.

Kenneth and Helen Songer sued Billy and Mary Clement, d/b/a Cede Clement & Sons, and Joe Archer, d/b/a Archer Excavating, for personal injuries and property damages. The trial court struck the Son-gers’ pleadings as a discovery sanction and ordered monetary sanctions against the *190Songers.1 The Songers appeal both the sanction order striking their pleadings and the monetary sanction.

The Songers contend the trial court abused its discretion in

1. imposing sanctions based on perjury because the evidence was insufficient to meet the guiding standard,

2. entering the…