43 P. 192 | Idaho | 1895
This is an action brought by Adam Aulbach against the Bank of Murray, a corporation organized under the laws of this state, Charles L. Dahler, and Charles Hussey. The complaint shows that said Dahler was the president of said bank, and owned two hundred and fifty shares of the capital stock of said bank, and that Charles Hussey was secretary of said corporation, and owned two hundred and forty-seven shares of said stock, that the total capital stock of said corporation consisted of five hundred shares, of the par value-of $100 each. Summons was served by publication, and defendant Dahler appeared and demurred and answered. Default was entered- against the bank and Hussey for want of answer. The ease was tried by the court with a jury, and a verdict was returned as follows, to wit: “We, the jury in the above-
The judgment being served, and for different amounts, ragainst each defendant, defendants, the Bank of Murray and •Charles Hussey, are not “adverse parties,” within meaning of 'the words “adverse party” as used in section 4808 of the Revised Statutes, because they have no interest in conflict with the reversal of the judgment against Dahler. (Hayne on New 'Trial and Appeal, see. 210.) As the modification or reversal •of the judgment against the appellant could not affect the liability of his codefendants upon the judgment rendered against them, notice of appeal need not be served on them. (Randall v. Hunter, 69 Cal. 80, 10 Pac. 130; Hinckel v. Donohue, 88 Cal.
The defendants, the Bank of Murray and Charles Hussey,, failed to appear and answer, and judgment was entered against them by default. As service of summons was made by publication, a personal judgment entered against them would be-absolutely void. If that be true, they are not entitled to service of notice of appeal, as the reversal of the judgment against appellant could not affect them. If the judgments entered by default against the bank and Hussey be valid, said defendants, are not entitled to service of the notice of appeal as adverse parties, or at all, for the reason that they have admitted, by their default, the allegations of the complaint. In Boob v. Hall, 107 Cal. 160, 40. Pac. 117, the supreme court of California, under a statute identical with ours, holds that it is not necessary,, where one defendant appeals, to serve notice of appeal on other defendants, when, by default, they have admitted the avermentsof the complaint. (See, also, Randall v. Hunter, 69 Cal. 80, 10 Pac. 130; Essency v. Essency, 10 Wash. 375, 38 Pac. 1130; Seattle etc. Ry. Co. v. Johnson, 7 Wash. 97, 34 Pac. 567.) A rehearing should be granted and it is so ordered.