The Dallas Court of Appeals recently held that a default judgment containing a slightly different name than that contained in the citation constitutes error on the face of the record sufficient to justify reversal on restricted appeal. In this appeal, the court was faced with a citation and return of service for "Rone Engineers, Ltd."
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Wrong address leads to reversal by restricted appeal
By Byron Henry on
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…