Crawford v. Wilcox

Willie, Chief Justice.

The defendants in error sued J. A. Peebles, R. W. Crawford and W. F. Durr on a promissory note made payable to “Laura S. Wilcox, guardian of W. B. Wilcox, minor, and Fannie J. Wilcox,” and alleged that Peebles was a resident of Waller county, when the suit was brought, and that the other two defendants were residents of Hays county, but temporarily in the county of Waller. Citations for all the defendants were issued to Waller county, but those for Durr and Crawford were returned without service. Alias citations were issued immediately to Harris county, the return upon…