General Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. Higginbotham
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON REMAND
HILL, Justice.
General Life and Accident Insurance Company and National Benefit Life Insurance Company appeal from a default judgment granted against them in favor of Dorothy L. and John G. Higginbotham, the appellees. In three points of error the appellants contend that the trial court abused its discretion in denying their motions for new trial because they satisfied all elements of the test set forth in Crad-dock v. Sunshine Bus Lines, 134 Tex. 388, 133 S.W.2d 124 (1939); because the trial court erred in granting the appellees default judgment since it lacked jurisdiction…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Craddock v. Sunshine Bus Lines, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1939
- Ivy v. CarrellTexas Supreme Court · 1966
- Perry Roofing Co. v. OlcottTexas Supreme Court · 1988
- Higginbotham v. General Life & Accident Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1990
- Aero Mayflower Transit Co. v. SpoljaricCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
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