JONES v. STEELE

No. 14183.

371 S.W.2d 614 (1963)

W. Herbert JONES, d/b/a Galveston Lumber Company, Appellant, v. D. W. STEELE, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston.

October 10, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fuhrhop & Jones; Jerome Jones, Galveston, for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.


COLEMAN, Justice.

This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment granting a bill of review. Appellant's principal contention is that appellee was, as a matter of law, negligent in failing to answer prior to the time default judgment was taken in the original case.

The trial court filed the following findings of fact and conclusions of law:

"9. On March 28, 1961, W. Herbert Jones, doing business as Galveston Lumber Company, sued D. W. Steele in...

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