Ex Parte Woodruff’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “Woodruff’s argument assumes that the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure governs [sic] this procedural aspect of the action in the trial court. Consistent with such assumption, other pertinent rules on the same subject would necessarily have affect also. Failure to object to the pleadings constitutes a waiver of defects therein under TexR.Civ.P .Ann. 90 and trial of issues outside the pleadings is authorized by Tex. R.Civ.P.Ann. 67. In the absence of a record showing the contrary, the implication of the judgment is that any defect in pleadings was waived and that the issues of willfulness and ability to pay were tried outside the written pleadings. Woodruff’s first and second points of error are overruled.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex Parte Barlow