Parker v. Holland

POPE, Justice.

Relator, R. G. Parker, Independent Executor of the Estate of Dixie Donald, asks this court to issue a writ of mandamus commanding the Judge of the 97th Judicial District of Montague County to vacate his April 4, 1969 order which declared void a default judgment which the court rendered on July 25, 1967. Paul Donald is also named as a respondent. In our opinion, relator is entitled to a writ of mandamus.

Dixie Donald married Paul Donald on September 19, 1961, and she died on June 17, 1966. Relator, Parker, qualified as independent executor of the estate of Dixie Donald. Relator…