Buck v. Buck

This was a proceeding against the appellant, by attachment for contempt, in not complying with a decree of the circuit court of Kane county, in a suit for a divorce, ordering him to support and educate an adopted child of the parties.

The first point made is, that the court erred in ordering the attachment, for the reason that there was no jurisdiction of the person of the defendant in the suit wherein the decree was rendered, as there was no sufficient service of the summons.

The return of service was, by leüving a copy of the summons with the defendant. %

The service required by the statute,…