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· 4/19/1961

McEwen v. Harrison

Citations

  • 345 S.W.2d 706
  • 162 Tex. 125
  • 4 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 437
  • 1961 Tex. LEXIS 641

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that rule 329b’s limits apply to “all remedies in the nature of direct attacks”
  • holding that rule 329b's limits apply to \all remedies in the nature of direct attacks\
  • holding that rule 329b’s limits apply to “all remedies in the nature of direct attacks”
  • holding that a default judgment, which was obtained after an invalid service of process, could not be overturned by any method other than a valid direct attack
  • holding that a default judgment, which was obtained after an invalid service of process, could not be overturned by any method other than a valid direct attack
  • holding that, once trial court has lost plenary power over a final judgment, the only means by which parties may challenge the judgment as being void for lack of service or lack of valid service is by writ of error (now restricted appeal) or by bill of review

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Judges: Calvert

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