El Periodico, Inc. v. Parks Oil Company

Appellant El Periódico, Inc. appeals by writ of error from a summary judgment rendered in a post-judgment garnishment proceeding. Appellee Parks Oil Co. filed an application for writ of garnishment against El Periódico for amounts owing on a judgment rendered in favor of Parks and against Tom Wittmer. See Tex.Civ.Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 63.001(3) (West 1986). El Per-iódico filed an answer but did not appear at the hearing on Parks’ motion for summary judgment. The trial court granted the motion and awarded Parks the amount of the underlying judgment, $198,979.43, plus post-judgment interest.…