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FRANKLIN v. SHERMAN INDEPEN. SCHOOL DIST.

Nos. 05-00-00484-CV to 05-00-00487-CV.

53 S.W.3d 398 (2001)

Sylvia Diann FRANKLIN, Appellant, v. SHERMAN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Appellee. Sylvia Snipes, Appellant, v. Housley Communications, Inc., Appellee. William Giddens, d/b/a William's Welding and Lee Wells, d/b/a Lee's Welding, Appellants, v. A & J Industrial Coating, Inc., Appellee. Richard Patterson, Appellant, v. City of Denison, Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

April 16, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Huff, Sherman, for appellant.

James C. Tidwell, Wolfe, Clark, Henderson & Tidwell, L.L.P. Sherman, James A. Carter, San Angelo, Alfred K. Zaituulala, A.J. Industrial Coating, Inc., Fort Worth, Strasberger & Price, L.L.P., Dallas, for appellee.

Before Justices LAGARDE, FITZGERALD, and MARTIN RICHTER.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Each of these appeals challenges the trial court's dismissal of the case for want of prosecution without providing notice of or conducting a hearing prior to dismissal. Appellants have filed nearly identical briefs in each case. As asserted in each case, appellants (plaintiffs below) argue in two points of error that the trial court violated rule 165a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure by dismissing the cases without first providing...

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