VERA v. PEREZ

No. 13-92-621-CV.

884 S.W.2d 182 (1994)

Robert VERA, M.D., Appellant, v. Maria Del Carmen PEREZ, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Edgar Fabian Galvan and Noe Galvan, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

August 4, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Cannon, Jr., Gregory D. Jordan, Akin, Gump, Hauer & Feld, Austin, for appellant.

Kathryn Snapka, Law Offices of Kathryn Snapka, Kimberley Hall Seger, Pipitone, Schauer & Simank, Corpus Christi, for appellee.

Before SEERDEN, C.J., and FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA, Jr. and YANEZ, JJ.


OPINION

FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA, Jr., Justice.

Robert Vera, M.D., appeals from the trial court's denial of a motion for recovery of defense costs brought under Tex.R.Civ.P. 13. Because appellant presented his motion and obtained a ruling from the trial court after the court's plenary power had expired, we hold that the trial court's order is void and order it vacated.

On October 26, 1990, Maria Carmen Perez, individually and as the personal representative...

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