Wort v. Finley

Jan 27, 1847
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THE statute of 1838 required the ‍​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍summons of a justice of the peace to be served ‍​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍at least three days (the day of service being excluded from ‍​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍the computation) before the time of appearance. R. S. 1838, p. ‍​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍366.

A judgment rendered against a person without notice of the ‍​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍suit is a nullity. Bliss v. Wilson, 4 Blackf. 169.