Wall v. Wall
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HOLMAN, Justice.
In this proceeding, appellants seek a writ of error to set aside the default judgment rendered against them on two promissory notes.
The appellants are husband and wife. Only the husband signed the notes, but they both were sued on the theory that the notes were community debt.
We dismiss the petition and affirm the judgment.
Petition for writ of error is a direct attack on the judgment and prevents this court from indulging presumptions in support of the judgment. McKanna v. Edgar, 388 S.W.2d 927 (Tex.1965).
Both appellants were duly served, filed no answer and made no…
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