State Ex Rel. Veal v. Barrs, as Judge

The facts upon which the writ of prohibition is sought in this case are as follows: J. Nooney & Co., Inc., on September 21, 1931, instituted suit against the relator, W. B. Veal, in the Civil Court of Record for Duval County, Florida. On that day the Civil Court of Record issued a summons ad respondendum' directed to all and singular the sheriffs of the State of Florida. On September 22, 1931, the summons ad respondendum was placed in the hands of the Sheriff of Dade County, Florida, who, on the 24th day of September, 1931, duly served the same in Dade County, Florida, upon the defendant…