Skip to main content

McCauley v. Consolidated Underwriters

Citations

  • 304 S.W.2d 265
  • 157 Tex. 475
  • 1957 Tex. LEXIS 586

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • in holding that supreme court had power to revise lower-court judgment for unassigned fundamental error, recognizing power of intermediate appellate courts to do same
  • \[T]he Supreme Court is authorized to and will consider fundamental error even though not assigned by the parties.\
  • any action taken in the state court, after removal of the matter to federal court and prior to remand, is void
  • order in a bill of review proceeding that sets aside the prior judgment, but does not dispose of underlying case is interlocutory and not appealable
  • “[T]he Supreme Court is authorized to and will consider fundamental error even though not assigned by the parties.”
  • error is fundamental when the record shows a jurisdictional defect

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Per Curiam

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.