VINING v. VINING

No. C14-88-846-CV.

782 S.W.2d 261 (1989)

Fred VINING, Appellant, v. Storm VINING, Appellee.

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

November 16, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Hoffman, Stewart W. Gagnon, Houston, for appellant.

Kleo Karalis Grimland, Houston, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, CANNON and ELLIS, JJ.


OPINION

ROBERTSON, Justice.

This appeal by writ of error challenges the default judgment entered in a divorce proceeding. The dispositive issue is whether failure to give notice to appellant of the trial denied him due process. Concluding that under the facts presented it did, we reverse.

Appellant was served with his wife's first amended petition for divorce on February 26, 1988. A show-cause hearing, at which both parties and their attorneys attended...

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