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CHARLES L. HARDTKE, INC. v. KATZ

No. 01-90-00600-CV.

813 S.W.2d 548 (1991)

CHARLES L. HARDTKE, INC., Appellant, v. Abe KATZ, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist).

Rehearing Overruled July 25, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Drew M. Capuder, Houston, for appellant.

R.F. Margolin, Houston, for appellee.

Before COHEN, WILSON and DYESS, JJ.

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

The question presented is whether the trial court's specific, timely, initialed docket entry can set aside its prior order dismissing this case for want of prosecution. Under this record, we hold that it can. Consequently, we reverse and remand.

Charles L. Hardtke, Inc. (Hardtke) sued Abe Katz for breach of a loan guaranty. The trial court dismissed the suit for lack of jurisdiction in 1990, concluding that it had long before...

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