O'Brien v. Shaw's Flat & Tuolomne Canal Co.
Cases that cite this one
2 later published cases cite this decision.
- Great West Min. Co. v. Woodmas of Alston Min. Co. (Colo. 1888)
- Waco Lodge No. 70 v. Wheeler (Tex. 1883)
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Opinion of the Court
Terry, C. J., and Baldwin, J.,concurring.
The defendants arc an incorporated company, and the judgment in the present case was taken by default. The return of the sheriff shows that he served the summons “upon James Street, one of the proprietors of the company.” This is not sufficient evidence of service to give the Court jurisdiction. It does not appear that Street was “ president, or head of the cor
Judgment reversed.
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