Hembrow v. Winsor

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

The appellant brought this action in the district court of Sumner county against certain nonresidents of the state, and joined as defendant W. M. Winsor, the appellee, who is a resident of Marion county. Jurisdiction over the property in Sumner county belonging to the nonresident defendants was obtained by attachment, and they afterwards entered their appearance in the action. The appellee was served by a summons issued to the sheriff of Marion county. The action was to recover a commission for procuring a purchaser of real estate pursuant…