Legal Opinion

Irwin v. Davenport

Texas Supreme Court

Decided May 6, 1892No. 7406PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Ho statement is necessary.

1Opinion of the Court

GAINES, Associate Justice.

— This is an action of unlawful detainer, and was brought in a Justice Court of Medina County, by appellee against appellants. There was a judgment for appellee in that court, as well as in the District Court, to which an appeal was taken.

The defendants made a motion in the Justice Court to quash the citation, which was overruled. The motion was renewed in the District Court, but was again refused. The action of the District Court in this particular is assigned as error. The court did not err in its ruling. The object of a citation is merely to give the defendant…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Perry v. RohdeTexas Supreme Court · 1858

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Gulf Pipe Line Co. v. VanderbergSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
  2. White v. Johnson, Cook & MurrayCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1893

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API