Albrecht v. Hittle

In this suit brought by the appellees against the appellants the circuit court of Lee county entered a decree upon the verdict of a jury setting aside the will of Frederick Augustus Albrecht and the probate of the same.

Three of the defendants were non-residents of the State and were brought under the jurisdiction of the court by publication of notice, which is claimed to have been insufficient on account of a defective affidavit. Two of the nonresident defendants appeared in the cause, but one of them was defaulted. The principal objection to the affidavit is that it did not state that…