Homart Development Co. v. Blanton

OPINION

SAM BASS, Justice.

Relator, Homart Development Company, asks this Court to order respondent, the Honorable William N. Blanton, Jr., Judge of the 11th District Court of Harris County, Texas, to vacate his order reinstating a default judgment.

Relator, the defendant in the underlying suit, succeeded in having a default judgment set aside by the trial court. The trial court vacated the previous order, believing that it lacked jurisdiction to set aside the default judgment.

The dates of the pertinent events are as follows:

October 29, 1987 — Default judgment signed.

November 17, 1987 — Motion…