Big D Bamboo, Inc. v. State

CLAYTON, Justice.

Appellee, the State of Texas, acting by and through its Alcoholic Beverage Commission (hereinafter referred to as TABC), filed suit against Big D Bamboo. Inc., and National Surety Corporation, appellants, for the recovery of $13,132.36 in gross receipts liquor taxes due under Tex. Penal Code Aux. Laws art. 666-20d1. Specifically, appellant National Surety Corporation was sued for forfeiture of its bonds made payable to appellee and executed in behalf of appellant Big D Bamboo, Inc., as a per-mittee. Because of appellant’s failure to answer appellee’s suit under Tex. R. Civ.…