Ellington, Royster & Co. v. Wicker

The plaintiffs bring their action upon the official bond of defendant, Wicker, former sheriff of Moore county, against him and the other defendants, his sureties to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by his neglect, and the penal sum of $500, incurred for a false return. The summons was issued returnable to fall term of Wake superior court, 1881, which began on the 8th day of August, previous to which the complaint had been filed in the clerk’s office, and the process was duly returned with service accepted by the principal defendant and some of the sureties, and was not served…