MAHAND v. DELANEY

No. 01-00-01265-CV.

60 S.W.3d 371 (2001)

Kenneth MAHAND, Appellant, v. George DELANEY, Appellee.

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

November 8, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Mahand, Law Offices of Kenneth Mahand, Houston, for Appellant.

Joe C. Holzer, Andrews & Kurth LLP, Houston, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices COHEN, HEDGES, and TAFT.


OPINION

TAFT, Justice.

Appellant, Kenneth Mahand, challenges a post-answer default judgment rendered against him and in favor of appellee, George Delaney. We review whether the trial court abused its discretion by denying Mahand's motion for new trial after rendering the default judgment against Mahand, when Mahand claimed he had not received reasonable notice of the trial setting. We reverse.

Facts

In 1988, Delaney, an attorney, agreed...

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