Legal Opinion

Randall v. Collins

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1881No. Case No. 1272PublishedCited by 40 opinions

Appeal from Houston. Tried below before the Hon. W. D. Wood. The facts are stated in the opinion and in the former reports of the same case. House & Co. v. Collins, 42 Tex., 487; Randall v. Collins, 52 Tex., 435.

1Opinion of the Court

Gould, Chief Justice.

This case is before us for the third time. When first here the answers of defendant were treated as a cross-bill in equity to set aside a judgment by default, the averments being that Burnett had been instrumental in mating the record *232falsely show service on Collins, and that the latter had thereby been deprived of-any opportunity to make available the legal defense which it is claimed that he had. 42 Tex., 492.

When here a second time, the judgment was reversed because of an error in the charge, and because there was no satisfactory evidence of the alleged fraud, or to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. The Lafayette Ins. Co. v. FRENCHSupreme Court of the United States · 1856
  2. Harshey v. BlackmarrSupreme Court of Iowa · 1866
  3. Johnson v. ColemanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1868
  4. Coit v. HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1861
  5. Walker v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1853

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Pettis v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
  2. Swearingen v. SwearingenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
  3. August Kern Barber Supply Co. v. FreezeTexas Supreme Court · 1903
  4. Harrison v. SharpeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
  5. Gatlin v. DibrellTexas Supreme Court · 1889

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