Fordesh v. Rackley

A. T. Fordesh, a judgment creditor of W. J. Mathews, brought garnishment proceedings against Bupert L. Backley of Miami, Florida, as administrator of the estate of George N Mathews, and National Surety Corporation of New York, the surety on the official bond of the administrator, for the purpose of subjecting to plaintiffs judgment the distributive share of W. J. Mathews in said estate. A summons of garnishment was addressed to “Bupert L. Backley, Miami, Fla., Admr. of the estate of George N. Mathews, deceased.” Service on Backley was attempted by serving the summons on a Macon, Georgia,…