Haggerty v. Ward
Texas Supreme Court
Error from Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. Petel* W. Gray. On the 21st day of January, 1847, John, William C., John A. and Ogden Haggerty filed their petition in the District Court of Galveston against Alexander Casselli, praying for a judgment against him for $16,000 on their claim against him for money loaned; showing also that they and the defendant were non-residents.
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Error from Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. Petel* W. Gray. On the 21st day of January, 1847, John, William C., John A. and Ogden Haggerty filed their petition in the District Court of Galveston against Alexander Casselli, praying for a judgment against him for $16,000 on their claim against him for money loaned; showing also that they and the defendant were non-residents. The plaintiffs prayed for an attachment, and alleged no other ground therefor than the defendant’s non-residence and absence from the State, and did not allege that the defendant had any property in it. On the 27th…
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
We are of opinion 'that the District Court for Galveston county had no jurisdiction to render the judgment of the 19th of June, 1848, against Alexander Casselli, and consequently had no jurisdiction to render the judgments of the 6th of July, 1848, and of the 7th of July, 1849, against Samuel Ward. The court acquired no jurisdiction over the person of Casselli, because the petition showed that all the parties were non-residents. It is contended, however, that the court acquired jurisdiction in the case, and was competent to render judgment against the-defendant Casselli, because of the…
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