Baker v. Smith
New York County Courts
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment rendered by Henry O’Keefe, a justice of the peace of the town of Greenville, N. Y., in favor of the plaintiff on the 11th day of February, 1922, awarding to the plaintiff the possession of the cow mentioned in the amended complaint in the action and awarding to the plaintiff the sum of forty-five dollars, the value of said cow, to be paid by the defendant if ■ possession of the said cow is not delivered to the plaintiff, with two…
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Appeal by the defendant from a judgment rendered by Henry O’Keefe, a justice of the peace of the town of Greenville, N. Y., in favor of the plaintiff on the 11th day of February, 1922, awarding to the plaintiff the possession of the cow mentioned in the amended complaint in the action and awarding to the plaintiff the sum of forty-five dollars, the value of said cow, to be paid by the defendant if ■ possession of the said cow is not delivered to the plaintiff, with two dollars and twenty cents costs.
1Opinion of the CourtTallmadge, J.
It is claimed by the appellant that the justice who rendered the judgment did not obtain jurisdiction over the person of the defendant. This is the only error complained of by the appellant.
It appears from the return that the justice deputized in writing indorsed upon the summons one Frank Thorne to serve the summons on the defendant. The summons was dated the 27th day of January, 1922. The indorsement deputizing Thorne to serve the summons is dated January 27, 1922. It appears from the return annexed to the summons that the summons was duly and properly served upon the defendant on the 27th…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Brown v. CadyNew York Supreme Court · 1838
- Jackson v. SherwoodNew York Supreme Court · 1868
- Barnes v. . HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1850