Carson v. Dalton

Citations

• 59 Tex. 500
• 1883 Tex. LEXIS 211

Syllabus

<p>1. Service of citation.— One orginal citation, proper in-form,commanding that two'who were defendants be summoned to appear and answer the petition, was issued. Two copies were made out, and one of the copies, with a certified copy of the petition, was served upon each defendant. Held, though the usual practice is to issue citation to each of several defendants to answer the petition exhibited against him and his co-defendants, the service was sufficient.</p> <p>3. Judicial knowledge.— The court will take judicial cognizance of the fact that a town in Texas is situated in a county of which it is the county seat.</p>