Babcock, Administrator v. Wolffarth

SPEER, Associate Justice.

Appellant sued appellees to recover a section of land in Lubbock County, and is entitled to judgment unless he is precluded by-a judgment of the District Court of that county in a tax suit instituted by the State against the unknown owners of the land, which judgment he attacks as being void. Whether or not the judgment is void depends upon the sufficiency of the following notice issued in the tax suit:

“The State of Texas, to the Sheriff or any Constable of Lubbock County, Greeting: You are hereby commanded that by making publication of this citation in some newspaper…