Brunswick Hardware Co. v. Bingham

It appears from the record that Bingham sued the Brunswick Hardware Co., and that his declaration was filed August 13, 1896. Process was attached by the clerk, and a copy made and placed in the hands of the sheriff as required by law. The sheriff returned it to the clerk’s office with an entry to the effect that the defendant corporation had no public place of business in the county, nor any office nor any officer or agent upon whom service could be perfected. When this return was made, the plaintiff undertook to make an affidavit as prescribed by section 1902 of the Civil Code, in order to…