BARNES v. STONE WAY LTD. PARTNERSHIP

No. 09-09-00328-CV.

330 S.W.3d 925 (2011)

Sheila K. BARNES, Appellant v. STONE WAY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Decided January 27, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffery T. Nobles , Polly B. Graham , Haynes and Boone, LLP, Houston, for Appellant.

Nathan J. Schwartz , Gregory T. Meyer , Meyer & Colegrove, PLLC, Plano, for Appellees.

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


OPINION

DAVID GAULTNEY, Justice.

Sheila Barnes appeals from a default judgment in a forcible detainer action. We conclude the default judgment must be set aside. See Craddock v. Sunshine Bus Lines, Inc., 134 Tex. 388, 133 S.W.2d 124 (1939).

BACKGROUND

Barnes signed a lease for an apartment unit owned by Stone Way Limited Partnership. During her occupancy of the apartment, Barnes and the management had disagreements. Claiming Barnes...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases