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25 Tex. 451

Robinson v. Mattison

Texas Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1860

Texas Supreme Court · decided 1860-10-15

Error from Leon. The case was tried before Hon. John Gregg, one of the district judges. Mattison sued Robinson and three other joint makers of a promissory note. Conner, one of the defendants, acknowledged service; Z. Robinson was served by the sheriff. The “ defendants ” plead the general issue. The plaintiff discontinued as to the defendants not served.

Decided 1860-10-15

Wheblbb, O. J.

¶1—The action was upon a joint and several note, and it was therefore competent for the plaintiff to dismiss as to one of the defendants. Bepeated decisions of this court have settled, that where the cause of action is several, so that suit may be brought against one or more, without joining all who are liable to be sued, the plaintiff may dismiss as to one or more, and proceed to judgment against the other defendants.

¶2The answer does not appear to have been brought to the notice of the court. If judgment was rendered by inadvertence when there was an answer in, the defendant ought to have brought it to the attention of the court by amotion’ to set aside the judgment. He cannot be heard to make *453the objection in this court, having failed to make it below. (Hopkins v. Donoho, 4 Tex., 336.)

¶3Judgment affirmed.

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