Case Name: Scott & Sparrow v. John A. Watts
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1881-01-26
Citations: 1 White & W. 38
Docket Number: No. 1111, Op. Book No. 3, p. 447
Parties: Scott & Sparrow v. John A. Watts.
Judges: 
Reporter: Condensed Reports of Decisions in Civil Causes in the Court of Appeals (White & Wilson)
Volume: 1
Pages: 38–38

Head Matter:
Scott & Sparrow v. John A. Watts.
(No. 1111, Op. Book No. 3, p. 447.)
Error from Karnes County.
January 26, 1881.

Opinion:
Opinion by
White, P. J.
§ 88. Service of citation by military officer. A defendant was served with citation by a lieutenant of state troops, and upon such service judgment by default was rendered. Held, that the officer had' no authority to serve civil process, and the service being a nullity, the judgment by default was set aside.
§89. Defective citation. A citation which cited the defendant to appear in the year 187, cited him to appear at an impossible date, and was held to be fatally defective, and a judgment by default rendered thereon was set aside.
Reversed and remanded.