Roehl v. Roehl

The only question presented by the record in this cause is as to the sufficiency of the service of summons. The officer’s return is as follows:

“The State of Nebraska, 1 Pierce County, j ss'

“I hereby certify that on the 24th day of March, 1883, I served the within writ of summons on the within named August Roehl by leaving a certified copy at his usual place of residence, as required by law.”

The only objection is that the place where the copy was left was not the usual place of residence of the defendant, and that the sheriff’s return, in that particular, is not true. The plaintiff in error…