Minneapolis Threshing Machine Co. v. Voigt

The city of Ortonville is composed of territory lying within the counties of Big Stone and Lac Qui Parle, and was incorporated as a city by special act of the legislature, approved January 2S, 1881,2 and by its terms the act creates a city justice, with the general powers conferred upon justices of the peace.3

This action was commenced before said city justice by the plaintiff against the defendant, a resident of the county of Lac Qui Parle, and the summons served upon him in said county. He did not appear on the trial of the action, and judgment was entered against him in said court; and…