Mayer v. Nelson

This action was instituted in the district court of Phelps county by John E. Nelson to enjoin a judgment recovered against him by S. & C. Mayer before a justice of the peace of Lancaster county. On the final hearing a decree was entered for the plaintiff as prayed, and the defendants prosecute a petition in error.

The sole ground upon which relief was sought is that the judgment of the justice yms void for want of jurisdiction over the person of the defendant therein. The facts, as gathered from the pleadings and evidence, are these:- Nelson was a resident of Phelps county, and on January 5,…