Legal Opinion

Mussina v. Moore

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1854PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from Fayette. Original suit brought by the appellee at the Spring Term, 1849, of the District Court of Fayette county. Judgment rendered at Fall Term, 1849. Petition of review filed by appellant, July 16th, 1851.

1Opinion of the CourtLipscomb, J.

In this case, it is alleged in the appellant’s petition, that appellee had instituted a suit against petitioner and obtained judgment on which an execution had been sued out and petitioner’s land sold; that petitioner was sued as a non-resident debtor. It alleges that petitioner was, at the time of the institution of the suit against him, and had been for many years before, a citizen of the State and a resident of Cameron county; that petitioner had no notice of the pendency of the suit, nor of the proceedings against him; that they were ex parte, and that he had a good defence against the…

2Cited by22 opinions

  1. Smith v. FerrellTexas Commission of Appeals · 1932
  2. Humprey v. HarrellTexas Commission of Appeals · 1930
  3. Goss v. McClarenTexas Supreme Court · 1856
  4. Seguin v. MaverickTexas Supreme Court · 1859
  5. Wiseman v. CottinghamTexas Supreme Court · 1915

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