JOHNSON v. HANSON

No. 12795.

575 S.W.2d 361 (1978)

C. R. JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. Forbes HANSON et al., Respondents.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

December 13, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Broughton, Austin, for petitioner.

J. W. Howeth, Austin, for respondents.


O'QUINN, Justice.

Forbes Hanson, individually and as next friend of his minor son, brought suit in April of 1977 against C. R. Johnson to recover $2,500 in claimed damages growing out of an automobile collision. After Johnson failed to answer or make other appearance, the trial court "rendered and entered" a default judgment on May 4, 1977, awarding plaintiffs damages in the sum of $1,200.

Three months later, on August 4, 1977, the trial court entered a judgment...

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