Rhone v. Ellis

Texas Supreme Court
Rhone v. Ellis, 30 Tex. 30 (Tex. 1867)
Moore

Rhone v. Ellis

Opinion of the Court

Moore, C. J.

This suit was brought by the plaintiff in error in the district court against Rhone," Adair, and Hail; *31the first two of whom accepted service. And the judgment from which this writ of error is prosecuted was rendered against them by default. But as to Hail, who is made in the petition a joint defendant, the record discloses neither a judgment, discontinuance, service, or citation. It is plainly and positively declared by statute, that there shall be but one final judgment in any case; and writs of error can be prosecuted to this court only on the final judgments of the distiict court. Evidently, a judgment of that court is not final unless there is an adjudication by the court in respect to all the parties against whom there is a joint cause of action and prayer for relief disclosed in the petition.

There being no final judgment in this case, it is ordered that the writ of, error be dismissed, and the cause stricken from the docket at the cost of the plaintifis in this court.

Dismissed.

Reference

Full Case Name
Mobley Rhone v. Benjamin T. Ellis
Cited By
5 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
The 45th section of the act to regulate proceedings in the district court authorizes the plaintiff to discontinue as to defendants not served; and the 47th section pays: “But only one final judgment shall be given in the suit.” (Paschal’s Dig., Arts. 1448, 1450, Notes 553, 555.) Where B, A, and H were all sued, and B and H acknowledged service, but there was neither citation nor acknowledgment as to A, it was error to render judgment against the defendants without having discontinued as to A; and, B and II having prosecuted error, the judgment was reversed as to all.