Valdez v. Robertson

OPINION

Opinion by:

REBECCA SIMMONS, Justice.

Appellant Jerry Valdez challenges the trial court’s rendering summary judgment in favor of Appellee Bruce Robertson, Jr. Valdez argues that the trial court erred by denying his motion for continuance because he had received insufficient notice of Robertson’s summary judgment motion and the hearing on that motion. 2 We reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand the case for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

Valdez, as a person interested in the estate of his deceased mother, Martha Jane Valdez, sued Robertson to rescind a series of unwritten contracts…