MABON LTD. v. AFRI-CARIB ENTERPRISES, INC.

No. 09-0715.

369 S.W.3d 809 (2012)

MABON LIMITED, Petitioner, v. AFRI-CARIB ENTERPRISES, INC., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 8, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Holman , The Holman Law Firm, P.C., MaLinda Edwards Watson , Michael D. Hudgins , Courtney Taylor Carlson , The Hudgins Law Firm, PC, Houston, TX, for Mabon Limited.

James C. Plummer , Plummer & Kuykendall, Peter M. Kelly , Kelly Durham & Pittard LLP, Houston, TX, for Afri-Carib Enterprises, Inc.


PER CURIAM.

In this case, we consider whether a corporation seeking a bill of review is required to prove its diligence in monitoring the status of its underlying case when that bill-of-review plaintiff was represented by counsel but proves that, through no fault of its own, it did not receive notice of the trial setting that led to a default judgment. It is well established that once a bill-of-review plaintiff proves the absence of service or the lack of notice of...

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