Mississippi Supreme Court, 1883

Saffold v. State

Saffold v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court · Decided April 15, 1883 · Campbell
60 Miss. 928

Counsel

Ben. Lane Posey, for the appellant., J. L. Harris, for the State.

Saffold v. State

Opinion of the Court

Campbell, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

After judgment by default on the scire facias upon a recognizance it is not admissible to notice a variance between the recognizance and scire facias. Ditto v. The State, 30 Miss. 126.

It is not a valid objection to a judgment on a recognizance against a surety that the principal has not been served with scire facias, or that there have not been two returns of “ not found ” as to him. Sect. 3043 of the Code makes two returns of “ not found,” equal to service of scire facias in such case, but does not make service or such return as to all a prerequisite of judgment final against those who are served. Chinn v. The Commonwealth, 5 J. J. Marsh. 29 ; Luckett v. Austin, 4 Bibb. 181; Bruce v. Colgan, 2 Litt. 286 ; Sans v. The People, 3 Gilm. 327.

Judgment affirmed.

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