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FREEPORT OPERATORS v. HOME INS. CO.

No. A14-82-714CV.

666 S.W.2d 566 (1984)

FREEPORT OPERATORS, INC., et al., Appellants, v. The HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied February 16, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E.D. Vickery, Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, Houston, for appellants.

Michael Connelly, Mayor, Day & Caldwell, Houston, Frank Harmon, Baker & Botts, Houston, for appellees.

Before J. CURTISS BROWN, C.J., and DRAUGHN and ELLIS, JJ.

OPINION

DRAUGHN, Justice.

Appellant, Freeport Operators, Inc., complains of the trial court's dismissal of this cause for want of prosecution. Appellant contends on appeal that such dismissal violated the provisions of Rule 165a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and was an abuse of the court's inherent power to dismiss. Appellee, however, urges that the case filed did not present a justiciable controversy because its maturity for litigation was dependent...

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