Naperskie v. Trevillion

Appellant contends that a judgment for $1,194.36 rendered by default and without proof, is erroneous. We have the same view.

Appellant’s wife purchased real property in Nevada county, Arkansas, upon which were remnants of an old sawmill. A boiler and engines were set in concrete. The mill had been owned by H. C. Trevillion, who upon ascertaining that the salvage had been sold for $100 to Dee Curtis, junk dealer of Texarkana, sued L. J. Naperskie in a justice of the peace court at Prescott for an amount equal to that received by Naperskie from Curtis. When the controversy arose the payment made…