Case Name: R. L. James v. E. L. Proper
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1880-12-11
Citations: 1 White & W. 35
Docket Number: No. 1134. Op. Book No. 3, p. 439
Parties: R. L. James v. E. L. Proper.
Judges: 
Reporter: Condensed Reports of Decisions in Civil Causes in the Court of Appeals (White & Wilson)
Volume: 1
Pages: 35–36

Head Matter:
R. L. James v. E. L. Proper.
(No. 1134. Op. Book No. 3, p. 439.)
Error from Dallas County.

Opinion:
Opinion by
Winkler, J.
§83. Judgment by default; defective citation. Citation served on defendant November 14, 1818, command ing him to answer the suit on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January, 1878, a date prior to the service of the citation. Judgment by default January 9, 1879. Held, that the judgment by default was erroneous. [Covingtons v. Burleson, 28 Tex. 368.]
December 11, 1880.
Reversed and remanded.