Elite Door & Trim, Inc. v. Tapia

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice FILLMORE.

Elite Door & Trim, Inc. (Elite) appeals the trial court’s dismissal of its lawsuit against Deidra Tapia d/b/a Tapia Construction (Tapia).1 In five issues, Elite asserts the trial court erred by issuing a sua sponte order requiring Elite to file an amended petition and to re-serve Tapia, by refusing to hear evidence on a no-answer default judgment, by dismissing Elite’s lawsuit against Tapia, and by denying Elite’s motion for new trial and to reinstate its lawsuit. We reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand this case for further proceedings.

Background

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