Herndon v. Ridley

CONÑER, C. J.

In this case the appellee Nora Ridley, joined by her husband, C. F.; Ridley, recovered a judgment in the district court of Denton county on November 12, 1925, in effect canceling certain notes and a mortgage securing the same on a tract of land owned by appellee Nora Ridley, described in the judgment, and removing a cloud from the title upon said land.

The record discloses that defendant Hern-don was a nonresident. Having answered in the suit, however, he excepted to the judgment, gave notice of appeal, and duly perfected the sáme thereafter by giving an approved appeal bond on…