Court Opinion

ID: 9776729
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 19:43:04.726089+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:32:41.863154
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CURTISS BROWN, Justice
(dissenting)-
I respectfully dissent.
Martin Teinert instituted suit which invoked the jurisdiction of the court and appellants duly answered after being served with citation. Therefore, the trial court had jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties. French v. Brown, 424 S.W.2d 893 (Tex.Sup.1967). Error of appellants and appellees in failing to comply with Tex.R.Civ.P. 151 does not adversely affect the interest of the public generally, nor does it deprive the court of jurisdiction, once obtained, to proceed to judgment in the case. Newman v. King, 433 S.W.2d 420 (Tex.Sup.1968). Only the rights of these private parties are affected and the interest of the public generally is not affected in any way. Therefore, fundamental error is not presented. Ramsey v. Dunlop, 146 Tex. 196, 205 S.W.2d 979 (Tex.Sup.1947); Schwing v. Bluebonnet Express, Inc., 470 S.W.2d 133, 138 (Tex.Civ.App.-Houston (14th Dist.) 1971), reversed in part on other grounds, 489 S.W.2d 279 (Tex.Sup.1973).