Legal Opinion

Westcott v. Brown

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1859PublishedCited by 11 opinions

APPEAL from the Dearborn Court of Common Pleas.

1Opinion of the CourtDavison, J.

Brown sued Westcott upon a judgment of the Superior Court of Cincinnati, Ohio. A transcript of the record, duly authenticated, was filed with the complaint, whereby it appears that the suit in which the judgment sued on was rendered, was commenced in said Superior Court, October 27, 1857, by filing a petition, and causing a summons to issue against the then defendant, Westcott, which summons was placed in the hands of a sheriff, and by him, on the 27th of October, in the same year, served oh the defendant, personally. The transcript contains a copy of the summons, and the sheriff’s return…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Shumway v. StillmanNew York Supreme Court · 1831
  2. Lincoln v. TowerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Illinois · 1841
  3. Crookshank v. KelloggIndiana Supreme Court · 1846

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. American Mutual Life Insurance v. MasonIndiana Supreme Court · 1902
  2. Kress v. State ex rel. WagonerIndiana Supreme Court · 1878
  3. Bailey v. MartinIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Citizens National Bank v. Consolidated Glass Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1918
  5. Shane v. PeoplesNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1913

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