Edward Thompson Co. v. Thomas

MARTIN, Chief Justice.

On April 12,1921, the Edward Thompson Company recovered a judgment against Os■car C. Thomas for $264.26, by consideration of the municipal court of the District of Columbia.

On August 23,1924, the company brought suit against Thomas in the corporation court of Alexandria, Va., to recover judgment upon a record of the former judgment as a subsisting cause of action against him. Thomas was personally served with summons in the case but made no defense, whereupon -judgment was rendered ag-ainst him in the amount of the former judgment, with interest and costs.

Afterwards in…