Washington County v. . Blount

This appeal turns upon the question whether or not the failure of the Clerk of the Superior Court to sign and date the copies of the summons delivered to these appealing defendants, was a mere clerical error or one affecting the jurisdiction of the court.

Where the statute requires service of summons by delivery of a copy of the original writ to the defendant, such copy should, as a matter of course, conform exactly to the original, but frequently errors and omissions occur in the preparation of copies and it becomes necessary for the courts to determine the effect of particular clerical…