Case Name: John Wahrenberger vs. John Horan - Writ of Error from Travis County
Court: Supreme Court of Texas
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1847-12
Citations: 2 Tex. 291
Docket Number: 
Parties: John Wahrenberger vs. John Horan — Writ of Error from Travis County.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 291–292

Head Matter:
John Wahrenberger vs. John Horan — Writ of Error from Travis County.
Where suit was brought before a justice of the peace on a promissory note, 'and the defendant confessed judgment and appealed to the district, court,, where the appeal was dismissed and a pivcedendo awarded: Held, that such judgment was erroneous, under the 58th section of the act of 1846, “to regulate proceedings in the district courts.”
The facts of this case are presented in the opinion of the •court.
Duval, for plaintiff in error.
Lee, for defendant in error.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Wheelee
delivered the opinion of the court.
This suit was brought before a justice of the peace upon a promissory note. The defendant confessed judgment and appealed. The case was submitted to the district .court, where the appeal was dismissed and a procedendo awarded. This judgment was erroneous. The district court ought to have given judgment upon the note for its contents, and ten per cent, damages upon the amount of the judgment of the justice, according to the provision of the 58th section of the " act to regulate proceedings in the district courts," Acts of 1846, 377, sec. 58, and to have made this the judgment of the district court, instead of directing the justice to proceed to execution.
The judgment of the district court must be reversed, and :such judgment now here rendered as that court ought to have Tendered in the premises.