Augusta Trust Co. v. Glidden

Law on exceptions. Action of assumpsit. Defendants’ real estate was attached on the writ but no service of it was made before entry. On motion of the conservators of the plaintiff company, who were permitted to come in and prosecute the action, at the return term the Court ordered notice given to the defendants, in consequence whereof summonses, not bearing its seal although signed by its clerk, were served on the defendants. At the following term, the defendants appeared specially and filed a motion to dismiss the action for lack of legal service, to which motion the plaintiff demurred. The…