Moore v. Mathis

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

On October 12, 1962, Virgil C. Moore sued Marie E. Mathis and the Sheriff of Dallas County to enjoin enforcement of a default judgment obtained by Mathis against Moore on June 23, 1961 and for a bill of review. The court refused to try the bill of review on its merits and, after a hearing, denied an injunction. Moore has appealed.

Appellant’s first point is that the default judgment was either an interlocutory order in the main case or a void judgment in the severed case and, therefore, the court erred in refusing to enjoin its enforcement. His second point is that the…