Legal Opinion
White v. Jackson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 10, 1962No. 3994PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIREY, Justice.
This is an appeal by writ of error from a default judgment.
A statement is necessary. In May 1961, Willie Jackson filed his original petition in the District Court of Dallas County against Henry White, a resident of Dallas County, and caused citation to be issued and served on White, but he failed to answer. We quote the pertinent parts of the petition:
“On or about the 7th day of June 1959, plaintiff sustained severe and extensive injuries and damages as a direct and proximate result of the negligence of defendant, all to the actual damage of plaintiff in an amount greatly in…
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- Griswold v. CarlsonTexas Supreme Court · 1952
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