Case Name: MARK et al. v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1939-02-22
Citations: 126 S.W.2d 657
Docket Number: No. 20108
Parties: MARK et al. v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 126
Pages: 657–658

Head Matter:
MARK et al. v. STATE.
No. 20108.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Feb. 22, 1939.
Rehearing Denied April 12, 1939.
John L. Poulter, of Fort Worth, for appellants.
Lloyd W. Davidson, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
HAWKINS, Judge.
On May 20, 1936, an indictment against C. A. Mark charging him with fraudulently selling mortgaged property was returned-into the Criminal District Court of Tar-rant County, Texas. On the 15th day of June, 1936, Mark executed his appearance bond to said court in the sum of one thousand dollars with H. G. Tankersley and. J. J. Williams as sureties- Mark's case-was called for trial on the 15th day of October, 1936. He failed to appear. His-bond was forfeited and judgment nisi entered against him and said sureties. Upon proper notice said judgment nisi was made final on May 28, 1938, from which judgment Tankersley and Williams bring, this appeal.
Appellants' main contention is that the forfeiture was not taken as the law directs in that they claim Mark's name was not called "at the court house door". Art. 425,. C.C.P. At the trial to determine whether the judgment nisi should be rtiade final evidence was heard and the same facts established as in case No. 20109, Caldwell et al. v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 126 S.W.2d 654, this day decided. Indeed, the statement of facts in the present case appears to be a carbon copy of the one found in the case-mentioned. The reasons given for affirmance of the judgment in said cause No. 20109 lead to the same order in the present case.
The judgment is affirmed.