Prickett v. Cleek

This was an action brought by the appellant'against the respondents, in a Justice’s Court, for the re- • covery of damages for the conversion of a certain quantity of wheat, alleged by the appellant to have been., deposited with the respondents. The summons was ■ served by a person styling himself deputy constable, and-the respondents making no appearance, a judgment by' default was taken against them. Subsequently the respondents sued out a writ of review, upon the ground,. *416principally, that the Justice’s Court was without jurisdiction to render such judgment, for the reason that there had…