Legal Opinion
Garza v. Garza
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 12, 1949No. 11966PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. O. MURRAY, Justice.
This is a trespass to try title suit instituted by Jose Quintanilla Garza against Bruno Garza, seeking to recover the title and possession of Lot No. 18 in Block 5, in the Colonia Alta Vista, an addition to the City of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas.
The defendant did not appear and judgment as prayed for was rendered by default in favor of Jose Quintanilla Garza. Bruno Garza has prosecuted this appeal by way of writ of error.
The citation served upon Bruno Garza was fatally defective and therefore will not support a judgment by default. The citation recited that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- National Ben Franklin Fire Ins. Co. v. ScottCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Leavitt v. Brazelton JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1902
- Sypert v. Rogers Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Wise v. Southern Rock Island Plow Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1935