Keithley v. May
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to St. Charles Circuit Court. The facts sufficiently appear in tbe opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtSoott, Judge
This case involves the question of the propriety of the conduct of the court below in permitting the plaintiff to dismiss his petition as to the defendant Robert May. • Robert and Pinckney May were jointly sued on a promissory note. Pinckney was personally served with the writ, whilst Robert. *221was served by leaving a copy. The sheriff made a return that both defendants had been personally served, and they .not appearing on or before the second day of the return term, a judgment by default was taken against them. Af-terwards during the term, on motion, leave was given to the sheriff to amend…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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