Winnfield Furniture Co. v. Peyton

The Winnfield Furniture Gompany brought this suit against Lee Peyton and Lewis Harris to obtain judgment, in solido, on an open account, for the sum of $40. The suit was brought before the clerk of the Eighth district court for the parish of Winn, under the provisions of Act No. 223 of 1928. The citations . required by the act were issued and served. One of the defendants, Lee Peyton, excepted to the jurisdiction of the court, ratione personae. This exception, under the Act of 192S, was referred to the district judge for trial, before whom, at the time of the present application, it was still…