Neese v. Wray
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHEN, Justice.
Dr. Neese sued Dr. Wray for medical malpractice. The trial judge initially dismissed the suit for want of prosecution and ultimately dismissed it for lack of jurisdiction. We reverse and remand.
The suit was dismissed for want of prosecution on September 30, 1993. Neese timely filed an unverified motion to reinstate, which the judge granted on October 26, 1993.
On January 26, 1994, Dr. Wray moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, based on Dr. Neese’s defective motion to reinstate. 1 Wray’s motion was granted on March 7, 1994.
Neese filed a verified motion to reinstate…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Butts v. Capitol City Nursing Home, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
- McConnell v. MayTexas Supreme Court · 1991
- George v. GeorgeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Stelter v. LangoriaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985
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- Federal Lanes, Inc. v. City of Houston, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1995
- In Re Garcia, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
- in Re Valliance Bank, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2012
- South Main Bank v. Wittig, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1995
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