Parnass v. L & L Realty Corp.

GUITTARD, Justice.

L & L Realty Corporation obtained judgment by default in a district court of Dallas County against Bonita Parnass, a resident of Colorado, who seeks reversal on writ of error. Citation was served on the Texas Secretary of State, as provided by Vernon’s Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 2031b (1964). Our questions are whether the petition alleges the jurisdictional facts necessary for substituted service under this statute, whether such jurisdictional allegations must be supported by proof, and whether the record must show that the Secretary of State mailed the process to defendant.…