Weil v. Greene County
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from. Greene Circuit Court. — Hon. W. E. Geiger, Judge. Action commenced in the Greene county circuit court on ninety interest coupons for $40 each, on bonds issued by R. P. Matthews and Ralph Walker, judges of said Greene county court, to the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Company, to aid in building a railroad through Greene county.
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Appeal from. Greene Circuit Court. — Hon. W. E. Geiger, Judge. Action commenced in the Greene county circuit court on ninety interest coupons for $40 each, on bonds issued by R. P. Matthews and Ralph Walker, judges of said Greene county court, to the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Company, to aid in building a railroad through Greene county. The original petition was filed October 15th, 1875, and a writ of summons issued in the usual form and returned as follows: Executed the within writ in Greene county by delivering a copy of this writ to James D. Van Bibber, county clerk of Greene county,…
1Opinion of the Court
Sherwood, O. J.
i. practice: service of summons upon county.
We think the service in this case sufficient. The statute provides that: “ When any action shall be commenced against any county, a ... copy of the original summons shall be left with the clerk of the county court fifteen days at least before the return day thereof.” 1 Wag. Stat., § 6, p. 408. The statute elsewhere provides how a summons shall be served. 2 Wag. Stat., § 7,1007. But in the same section it is stated that the method mentioned therein shall be pursued, “ except as otherwise provided by law.” The law, as above seen, has “…
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