41 P. 930 | Or. | 1895
Opinion by
The rule is well settled in this state that every party to a litigation whose interests in relation to the judgment or decree appealed from is in conflict with the modification or reversal sought by the appeal is an “adverse party” within the meaning of section 537 of Hill’s Code, and must be served with the notice of appeal; and if such party is not served the appeal must be dismissed. And the fact that a party whose interests are adverse to the appellant, has made default, does not preclude the necessity of serving such notice of appeal upon him: The Victorian, 24 Or. 121 (41 Am. St. 838, 32 Pac. 1040); Moody v. Miller, 24 Or. 179 (33 Pac. 402); Hamilton v. Blair, 23 Or. 64 (31 Pac. 197). If, then, Bloomer has an interest in sustaining the judgment from which this appeal is taken, he is an adverse party to the appellant, and the failure to serve him with notice of the appeal is fatal, and the appeal should be dismissed. Now, the undertaking on which this action was brought is a joint obligation of Bloomer and the sureties, in so far, at least, as that all are liable or none, and, therefore, although he made default, the defense successfully made by the other defendants, going as it did to the merits and showing that the plaintiff had no right of action against any of the defendants, inures to his benefit
It was suggested by plaintiff’s attorneys that Bloomer was not a necessary party to this action, and was never in fact legally served with summons, but these questions are hardly open to • the plaintiff here. Whether he was a necessary party or not, the plaintiff saw fit to make him a party, caused a writ of