Case Name: Wm. H. Young v. Chas. Bickley
Court: Texas Commission of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1881-05-25
Citations: 1 White & W. 606
Docket Number: No. 1972, Op. Book No. 2, p. 328
Parties: Wm. H. Young v. Chas. Bickley.
Judges: 
Reporter: Condensed Reports of Decisions in Civil Causes in the Court of Appeals (White & Wilson)
Volume: 1
Pages: 606–606

Head Matter:
Wm. H. Young v. Chas. Bickley.
(No. 1972, Op. Book No. 2, p. 328.)
Appeal from Bexar County.
May 25, 1881.

Opinion:
Opinion by
Watts, J.
§ 1073. Affidavit in lieu of appeal bond. An affidavit 'made in lieu of an appeal bond, on appeal from justice's to county court, which stated that the party appealing, "by reason of his poverty, is unable to give the appeal bond in this case," was not in compliance with the law, and the judgment of the county court was reversed and the cause dismissed. [Green v. Martin, 43 Tex. 653; Ewell v. Anderson, 49 Tex. 697.]
Reversed and dismissed.