Legal Opinion
Norton v. Martinez
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided November 13, 1996No. 04-96-00071-CVPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHAPA, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a default judgment entered against appellants, the City of Laredo and Les Norton, in his official capacity as Civil Service Director of the City of Laredo. In six points of error, appellants contend that 1) the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to set aside the default judgment; and 2) the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support the judgment. We reverse and remand.
Factual and Procedural Background
Appellee, Orlando Martinez, is employed as a police officer with the City of Laredo, Texas. On November 18, 1993, he…
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