Phillips v. Evans
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Pettis County Circuit Court. Bollinger vs. Chouteau, 20 Mo. 89 Coleman vs. McAnulty, 16 Mo. 178. Coleman vs. McAnulty, 16 Mo. 178 ; 19 Mo. 157 ; 1 Mo. 214 ; 39 Mo. 500 ; 46 Mo. 271 ; Wagn. Stat., 1872, 1034-5, §§3,6, 7, 17 ; 20 Mo. 84 ; 43 Mo. 309 ; Duncan vs. Matney, 29 Mo. 369-76 ; Harrison vs. Cachelin, 36 Mo. 79-84.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, Judge
Action on bill of exchange brought by plaintiffs under their firm name of Phillips, Nimick & Co., against defendants, sued as *19the firm o£ Evans, Fletcher & Co., and as the acceptors of the bill.
A writ of summons for defendants, Walker Evans, Horace B. Fletcher and Byrd Evans, was issued December 15, 1874, returnable to the January term, 1875, of said court. The original return on said writ .was in the following words:
“ Served the within summons by delivering a copy together with a copy of the annexed petition to IT. B. Fletcher (he being first served), and also by leaving a copy with a white…
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