Garcia v. Smith

CLAYTON, Justice.

This is an application for writ of error under the provisions of Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. Ann. art. 2249a (1971).

Appellee, plaintiff below, brought this suit against appellant, Joseph C. Garcia, upon a promissory note. Appellant filed a *256pro se answer in the form of a general denial. He was given notice of a setting of the case but failed to appear either in person or by counsel. Following a non-jury trial, judgment was entered against him for the unpaid balance of the note.

Appellant brings forward two points of error. He complains that the trial court “erred by entering judgment…