Hill v. Trapp

An action in assumpsit was brought in the Circuit Court of Jefferson county by appellee as indorsee of a promissory note against appellant, Joseph L. Trapp and Verona Trapp, his wife, as makers, and one H. L. Cline, as indorser of said note. Summons was issued to Jefferson county and served on Cline, and another summons to Wabash county which was served on appellant and his wife, Verona Trapp. Appellant filed a plea in abatement to the jurisdiction of the court, alleging that he resided in Wabash county and not in Jefferson county and was not served in Jefferson county; said plea ended with a…