Carson v. Gilchrist

The defendant in error, Gilchrist, recovered a personal judgment against the plaintiff in error, Carson, for the sum of $267.17 and the foreclosure of a laborer's lien upon a house and lot belonging to Carson situated in the city of Amarillo. Suit was instituted and judgment recovered during Carson's absence from the state, and upon a citation by publication. When the case was called for trial, an attorney was appointed to represent Carson; and, after hearing the evidence, the court rendered the judgment complained of.

It is urged in this court that the pleadings and the facts did not…