MOTIOGRAPH, INC. v. MATTHEWS

No. 19242.

555 S.W.2d 196 (1977)

MOTIOGRAPH, INC., Appellant, v. W. D. MATTHEWS, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied September 8, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lanny E. Perkins, Fiedler & Fortescue, Dallas, for appellant.

Earl Bentley, Dallas, for appellee.


ROBERTSON, Justice.

W. D. Matthews sued his employer, Motiograph, Inc., seeking damages for the breach of an employment contract. When Motiograph failed to answer the suit, the district court, after a hearing, rendered a default judgment for Matthews in the sum of $24,186, together with $3,500 in attorney's fees. Subsequently Motiograph moved to have the judgment set aside; however, the motion was overruled, and Motiograph now appeals. We affirm.

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