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· 10/26/2012

Milestone Operating, Inc. and Dstj, L.L.P. v. Exxonmobil Corporation

Citations

  • 388 S.W.3d 307
  • 56 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 70
  • 2012 WL 5285085
  • 2012 Tex. LEXIS 902

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding first Craddock element was satisfied when the defendant did not recall being served, even though a witness said she observed service on defendant
  • reversing default judgment and noting court‘s policy that ―adjudication on the merits is preferred‖
  • discussing Craddock v. Sunshine Bus Lines, Inc., 133 S.W.2d 124, 126 (Tex. 1939)
  • reversing court of appeals judgment affirming trial court’s denial of motion for new trial on this Craddock element where evidence that defendant’s failure to answer was neither intentional nor the result of conscious indifference was -4- 04-12-00287-CV uncontroverted
  • failure to recall being served sufficient

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Judges: Lehrmann, Per Curiam

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