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BECK v. BECK

No. C-8033.

771 S.W.2d 141 (1989)

Violet BECK, Petitioner, v. Merle A. BECK, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

June 7, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duncan F. Wilson, Carroll C. Cook, Jr., Austin, for petitioner.

Forrest Sanderson, III, Bastrop, for respondent.

DOGGETT, Justice.

Violet Beck filed a petition for bill of review seeking to set aside a divorce judgment. Following a pre-trial hearing, the trial court dismissed the petition, holding that Violet had failed to make a prima facie showing of her meritorious defense to the divorce action. The court of appeals, in an unpublished opinion with one justice dissenting, affirmed, although on different grounds. The court of appeals assumed, without deciding, that Violet had...

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