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REED v. CITY OF DALLAS

No. 05-88-01396-CV.

774 S.W.2d 384 (1989)

Pearlie REED, Appellant, v. CITY OF DALLAS, Dallas Transit System/Dallas Area Rapid Transit System, and James Austin, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied August 16, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Jones, Houston, for appellant.

John T. Hoeft, Dallas, Ward Allen White, III, Austin, Richard Ramirez, Dallas, for appellees.

Before HOWELL, BAKER and OVARD, JJ.

BAKER, Justice.

This appeal is from the trial court's order dismissing Reed's case for want of prosecution. We agree with Reed that the trial court abused its discretion by failing to hold an oral hearing on her motion to reinstate, and we reverse and order the trial court to conduct a hearing on Reed's motion to reinstate.

This case was set for trial on the merits for October 3, 1988. Prior to that date, Reed's attorneys had filed a motion to withdraw. Reed...

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