· 10/27/1976
Veterans' Land Board of Texas v. Williams
Citations
- 543 S.W.2d 89
- 20 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 28
- 1976 Tex. LEXIS 249
How courts have described this case
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- holding that court has inherent power to dismiss suit for failure to prosecute it with due diligence even without statutory or rule authority
- stating that Rule 165a is not exclusive authority for trial court's dismissal power, but that court also has inherent power to dismiss suit for failure to prosecute with due diligence without statutory or rule authority
- stating that Rule 165a is not exclusive authority for trial court’s dismissal power, but that court also has inherent power to dismiss suit for failure to prosecute with due diligence without statutory or rule authority
- finding seven–plus year delay as failing to satisfy the demands of reasonable diligence in prosecuting case
- finding seven- memories is particularly distinct after the delay in this and-one-half year delay as failing to satisfy the case. See So. Pac. Transp. Co. v. Stoot, 530 S.W.2d demands of reasonable diligence
- finding seven-and-one-half year delay as failing to satisfy the demands of reasonable diligence
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Judges: Per Curiam
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