Ozuna v. Southwest Bio-Clinical Laboratories

ON APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

PEEPLES, Justice.

Plaintiff’s motion for rehearing is overruled. The following opinion replaces our previous opinion of February 22, 1989, which is withdrawn.

Plaintiff Daisy Ozuna appeals from an order dismissing her lawsuit for want of prosecution. She contends that the dismissal was an abuse of discretion and that any failure to litigate her case with due diligence was caused by her previous attorneys, whom she had discharged. We hold that the trial court acted within its discretion and that the judgment must be affirmed.

In April of 1985, plaintiff filed…