RATCLIFF v. WERLEIN

No. 15984.

485 S.W.2d 932 (1972)

Elijah W. RATCLIFF, Relator, v. Hon. Ewing WERLEIN, Respondent.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied November 2, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elijah W. Ratcliff, Houston, for relator.

No appearance for respondent.


PEDEN, Justice.

Relator seeks a writ of mandamus ordering a district judge to render a default judgment against a garnishee who is allegedly indebted to the relator's judgment debtor. When the matter was presented in the trial court on May 3, 1972, the respondent made a docket entry that the case was passed because of defective service on the garnishee.

In his verified application for writ of garnishment after judgment, filed on April 14, 1971, Elijah Ratcliff...

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