Preston v. Legard

This is a writ of error obtained by Arthur C. Preston to a judgment in detinue entered against him by the Corporation Court of the city of Bristol, in favor of the defendant in error, S. P. Legard, for the recovery of certain personal property of the value of $2,000.

The primary question presented by the petition is whether the lower court had jurisdiction to render the judgment complained of.

As disclosed by the record, the pertinent facts relating to this question are as follows: On May 20, 1931, counsel for Legard addressed to the clerk of the Circuit Court of Washington county, at Abingdon,…