Legal Opinion
Ramirez v. Ramirez
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 17, 1977No. 6626PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEPHEN F. PRESLAR, Chief Justice.
This appeal involves the validity of a default judgment rendered prior to the appearance day of the Defendant. The judgment appealed from overruled the Defendant/Appellant’s Bill of Review. We reverse the judgment of the trial Court.
Suit for divorce was filed on October 9, 1975, and Appellant was served with cita tion on December 2, 1975. On December 12th, the Court heard the matter and granted judgment of divorce for the Appellee. Rule 101, Tex.R.Civ.P., provides that citation shall command the Defendant to appear by filing a written answer to the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Surety Insurance Company of California v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Wilson v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
- Andrus v. AndrusCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
- Lamesa Rural High School Dist. v. SpeckCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
3Cited by3 opinions
- Conaway v. LopezCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Sublett v. BlackCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Charles T. Conaway v. Jose Lopez, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1994