White v. . Morris

The defendants say that at the time this action was instituted and judgment obtained against them they were aged, respectively, 7 and 9 years, and that no defense was made for them, as they are informed and believe; that they were without general guardian; that they were never served with process and never had a day in court to make their defense; that the court failed to appoint a guardian ad litem for them, as required by law, and no defense was made for them; that no issues were submitted to a jury, as required by law; that a jury trial was not waived; that the judgment was "irregular and…