NORTHLINE DODGE, INC. v. COMPTON

No. B-9959.

618 S.W.2d 534 (1981)

NORTHLINE DODGE, INC., Relator, v. Hon. John L. COMPTON, Judge, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

January 21, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lorance & Thompson, Wayne Adams and Phillip C. Summers, Houston, for relator.

Michael C. Boltz, Houston, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

In this original mandamus proceeding, Northline Dodge, Inc. petitions this Court to order the trial court to vacate an order reinstating a cause on the ground that the trial court had lost jurisdiction to do so under Rule 165a.1

The facts are undisputed. The attorney representing the plaintiff in the underlying action received actual notice of the court's intention to dismiss the lawsuit. No affirmative action to retain...

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