Swartzberg v. City of Temple

GRAY, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the county court sustaining a motion to dismiss a petition for certiorari. On October 29, 1947, appellee filed suit in the justice court of Precinct No. 1 of Bell County against appellant for delinquent taxes on personal property, and citation was served on appellant commanding him to appear November 24, 1947, at 10 o’clock a. m., on which date judgment by default for $168.75 and costs was rendered against him.

Appellant filed his amended application for certiorari, wherein he alleged injustice was done for the reasons that: No testimony was…