New Albany & Salem Railroad v. Haskell

The complaint in this case alleges that the railroad company, who were the defendants, were indebted to Haskell 480 dollars for furnishing materials and building one and a half miles of fence along the line of their road, at their request, &c. A summons was issued to the sheriff of Laporte county, against the defendants, upon which he made the following return: “I have made diligent-search, and cannot find the president or secretary of the within-named company within my bailiwick. I then served this summons, by reading it to H. J. Rees, the agent of said company. May 21, 1857. [Signed]…