Guy Wayne McRoberts, Petitioner v. Michael W. Ryals and Suzanne Hart, Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the lower courts, holding that the severance order and judgment were final and appealable without a separate cause number, and that McRoberts' counsel was not negligent as a matter of law. The Court remanded the case to the trial court. Justice Enoch dissented, arguing that the clerk’s misleading letter should support a finding of negligence and that the judgment should be affirmed.