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SANTEX ROOFING v. VENTURE STEEL

No. 04-86-00469-CV.

737 S.W.2d 55 (1987)

SANTEX ROOFING & SHEET METAL, INC., Appellant, v. VENTURE STEEL, INC., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

July 31, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lance E. Houghtling, San Antonio, for appellant.

Wm. Richard Davis, San Antonio, for appellee.

Before CADENA, C.J., and BUTTS, and CHAPA, JJ.

OPINION

CHAPA, Justice.

This appeal concerns the validity of a default judgment rendered in favor of Venture Steel, Inc. (Venture) and against Santex Roofing Sheet Metal, Inc. (Santex). The single issue is whether a certain letter filed by Santex on February 5, 1986 should be considered an answer, which would make the default judgment improper. We reverse the judgment.

It is uncontested that the letter of February 5, 1986 was on file prior to the...

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