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LAAS v. WILLIAMSON

No. 09-04-141 CV.

156 S.W.3d 854 (2005)

David LAAS, Appellant, v. Betty WILLIAMSON, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Delivered February 17, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig R. Lively, Harris, Lively, Duesler & Hatfield, LLP, Beaumont, for appellant.

Keith Ellis, Vidor, Richard J. Clarkson, Beaumont, for appellee.

Before McKEITHEN, C.J., GAULTNEY and KREGER, JJ.

OPINION

STEVE McKEITHEN, Chief Justice.

This is a restricted appeal in a personal injury case arising out of an automobile accident. The appellant, David Laas,1 seeks to set aside a $1,090,795.74 default judgment based on defective service of process. We hold the return of citation filed of record is defective and cannot support a default judgment. Accordingly, we reverse and remand.

The accident occurred June 25, 2000...

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