TP Investment Corporation v. Winter

WILSON, Justice.

By writ of error defendants seek review of a default judgment. They made no effort in the trial court to have it vacated. We sever and reverse the judgment as to one defendant and affirm as to the others.

Plaintiff sued a corporate defendant for the purchase price of corporate stock. This defendant filed no answer. The sheriff’s return on the citation recites a true copy of the citation with plaintiff’s petition was delivered to defendant. A blank for the return contains no specific column for a showing of the manner of service, but provides a column for defendant’s name, date,…