Case Name: Ignacia Vidauri v. The State
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1887-01-15
Citations: 22 Tex. Ct. App. 676
Docket Number: No. 2089
Parties: Ignacia Vidauri v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Court of Appeals Reports
Volume: 22
Pages: 676–677

Head Matter:
[No. 2089.]
Ignacia Vidauri v. The State.
Scire Facias—Judgment Nisi—Citation.—The bail bond in this case was signed by Atanaeio Vidauri, and the judgment nisi upon the same recited the name of Atanaeio Vidauri, but the citation issued thereon was returned by the sheriff as executed upon Rafael Vidauri. Upon this state of case a final judgment was rendered against Atanaeio Vidauri, and from this judgment the surviving wife of the said Atanaeio Vidauri prosecutes this writ of error, assigning as error the rendition of judgment without service of citation. He Id, that the error is well assigned, there being no evidence identifying Atanaeio and Rafael Vidauri as one and the same person.
Error from District Court of Webb. Tried below before the Hon. J. C. Russell.
The writ of error in this case is prosecuted from a final judgment on the forfeited appearance bond of Pedro Valdez, bailed under an indictment for felonious theft. The amount of the bond and judgment was three hundred dollars.
McLane & Atlee, for the plaintiffs in error.
J. H. Burts, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.

Opinion:
Willson, Judge.
Atanaeio Vidauri became surety upon the bail bond of one Pedro Valdez. Valdez having failed to appear and answer according to the conditions of the bond, a, forfeiture was taken and a judgment nisi rendered and entered against said Valdez as principal and Atanaeio Vidauri as his surety. Citation issued upon said judgment nisi, for said Atanaeio Vidauri, and was returned by the sheriff executed "upon Rafael Vidauri. Upon this return of service a judgment final was rendered and entered against Atanaeio Vidauri, and from this judgment the surviving wife of said Atanaeio, he having died subsequent to said final judgment, prosecutes this writ of error, and assigns as error the rendition of said judgment against said Atanaeio Vidauri, he not having been cited to appear and answer in the suit.
Opinion delivered January 15, 1887.
Manifestly this assignment of error is well grounded, and must be sustained. It is no where made to appear in the record that Atanacio Vidauri and Rafael Vidauri are one and the same person. In the absence of such a showing, we must hold that there was no service of citation upon Atanacio Vidauri, and the judgment as to him is void. The State may yet proceed to enforce the judgment nisi against the estate of the deceased surety, in the manner provided by statute. (Code Crim. Proc., Art. 448.) The judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded.
Reversed and remanded.