Gehret v. Hetkes

The city of Galveston, by ordinance, directed the paving of Thirty-First street in that city, and awarded the contract therefor to H. J. Hetkes. Eugene Gehre*- and wife at that time owned and occupied as cneir homestead lot 7 in the southeast corner of outlot 88, abutting on Thirty-First- street. The Gehrets’ failed to pay their proportion of the paving cost, amounting to $514.36, and Hetkes filed suit against them in the district court of Galveston county therefor and for foreclosure of his alleged lien.

The defendants did not appear or make answer, though duly served with citation, and on…