19 Tex. 139 | Tex. | 1857
The plaintiff’s petition for a certiorari being dismissed by the District Court upon exception of defendant, the only question in the case is, do the allegations of the petition entitle the plaintiff to the remedy sought:
It has been held by this Court, that “ vague general statements of the injustice of the cause of action, or of the validity of the defence, present no grounds of judicial interposition ” (Ford v. Williams, 6 Tex. R. 311.) “ That the petition must show on its face the error or illegality complained of by petitioner, and that there was an attempt to make the grounds relied on available on the trial, or the reasons why they were not presented must be alleged.” (Clay v. Cay, 7 Tex. R. 251; Haly v. Villeneuve, 11 Id. 617.) Petitioner must show, either affirmatively or negatively, not only the merits of his own cause of action or defense, but also the facts which constitute the means of their defeat on the trial, so that the*Court and not the party himself may judge of the alleged error. This rule is clearly deducible from the case of Johnson v. Lane, 12 Tex. R. 179. That “ mere irregularities or errors which have operated no prejudice to the right of the party, will not suffice as a ground for obtaining a certiorari.” (Creswell v. Richter, 13 Tex. R. 18 ; O’Brien v. Dunn, 5 Id. 577.)
We are of opinion that there was no error in dismissing the petition.
Judgment affirmed.