Sanderson v. Dox
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL E35.0M ROCK CIRCUIT COURT. Tbis was an appeal from an order of tbe Circuit Court of Bock county overruling a motion to vacate a judgment rendered against tbe defendant in default of a plea, ou an affidavit of merits. Tbe facts and circumstances of tbe case are stated at large in tbe opinion of tbea court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Oowrt,
WhitoN, C. J.
We are obliged to affirm tbe order of tbe Circuit Judge in tbis case; but we do so with some reluctance. It seems tbat personal service was made upon tbe defendant, and tbat no defence was made to tbe suit. Of course judgment was recovered against bim.
Tbis was in July, 1856. In July, 185T, be made a motion to vacate tbe judgment, founded upon an affidavit wbicb sets forth tbe following facts : tbat be was only an accommodation endorser of tbe bill which was tbe foundation of tbe suit, and never received anything of value for, or on account of it. That *165when tbe bill…
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