33 Tex. 109 | Tex. | 1870
It is assigned as error in this case, that there was no legal service ©f process upon the defendants in the court below ; and that the judgment was entered up against- them by default. It appears the petition was duly filed, and the citations were issued by the deputy clerk, bearing test in his name alone, pretermitting the name of the principal clerk altogether. These citations were returned executed in due time by the sheriff; and the defendants not appearing at the calling of the cause, judgment was taken by default.
The statute, Article 1431, Paschal’s Digest, is very explicit
.Reversed and remanded.