Case ID: sw_218/html/0552-02.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "HARPER, C. J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

ANDERSON et al. v. ADAMS.
    (No. 1049.)
    (Court of Civil Appeals of Texas. El Paso.
    Jan. 29, 1920.
    Rehearing Denied Feb. 19, 1920.)
    Appeal and error c§=a957(l) — Denial oe motion FOR NEW TRIAL AFTER DEFAULT JUDGMENT NOT REVERSIBLE -ERROR.
    Where suit was filed March 13, 1918, and plaintiff took default judgment in March, 1919, -the denial Of defendant’s motion for new-trial, filed 15 days after judgment by default was taken, held not reversible error.
    Appeal from District Court, Limestone County; A. M. Blackmon, Judge.
    Action of trespass to try title by W. T. Adams against Mark Anderson and another. After default judgment, defendants filed motion -for new trial, and, from an order overruling the motion, they appeal.
    Affirmed.
    Lewis M. Seay and Wm. Kennedy, both of Groesbeck, for appellants.
    C. S. Bradley, of Groesbeck, for appellee.
   HARPER, C. J.

This suit was filed March 13, 1918, by W. T. Adams against Mark Anderson and Esther Anderson, in trespass to try title. Plaintiff took judgment by default March 6, 1919. On March 21, 1919, defendants filed motion for new trial. Upon hearing March 29, 1919, on evidence, the motion was overruled. Defendants have appealed, and assign this action of the court in overruling motion for new trial as reversible error. In this there was no error. Berhns v. Harris, 150 S. W. 495.

Affirmed. 
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