Betts v. Baxter

Mississippi Supreme Court
Betts v. Baxter, 58 Miss. 334 (Miss. 1880)
George

Betts v. Baxter

Opinion of the Court

George, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

' The judgment before the justice of the peace, upon which the execution issued, was excluded on the trial of the motion against the constable for a failure to return the execution. This was error., The judgment was at most erroneous, and not void. The failure to date the return made by the sheriff did not make it void. It was but an imperfect return of service, and it is well settled that in such case the judgment is not void.

Judgment reversed and cause remanded.

Reference

Full Case Name
E. G. Betts v. S. C. Baxter, Constable
Cited By
2 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
Judgment. By default. Imperfect return of summons. A judgment by default is not void because rendered upon an undated return of the summons, such return being merely imperfect.