SCHIEFFER v. PATTERSON

No. 11619.

430 S.W.2d 290 (1968)

Larry R. SCHIEFFER, Appellant, v. Joy C. PATTERSON et vir, Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied July 10, 1968.

Reversed October 16, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brown, Erwin, Maroney & Barber, Will G. Barber, Austin, for appellant.

Byrd, Davis, Eisenberg & Clark, L. Tonnett Byrd, Tom H. Davis, Don L. Davis, Austin, for appellees.


PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

This appeal arises from a damage suit to which the defendant below and the appellant here failed to file an answer; consequently, a default judgment was taken against him. Appellant then moved that this judgment be set aside and that he be granted a new trial. The trial court overruled this motion except insofar as it asks for a new trial on the issue of damages, which issue was ordered severed...

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