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Wrong address leads to reversal by restricted appeal

By Byron Henry on October 12, 2010
Posted in Opinions & Judgments

The Dallas Court of Appeals recently held that notice of trial sent to an incorrect address constitutes error on the face of the record sufficient to warrant reversal on restricted appeal.  Here, the trial court clerk sent notice of trial to the Plaintiffs at an address containing an incorrect suite number even though the file…

Late Notice of the Judgment

By Mike Northrup on May 29, 2009
Posted in Opinions & Judgments

When a party (or the party’s attorney) does not receive actual notice of an adverse judgment within 90 days of that judgment, the party may make use of Texas Civil Procedure Rule 306a to extend deadlines for filing a motion for new trial or to appeal.  But its important that the party invoking Rule 306a…

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