Union Guardian Trust Co. v. Grevnin

In a suit instituted on August 8,1931, by Union Guardian Trust Company, Bessie M. West and Louis H. Case, as plaintiffs, against Harry Grevnin, Rubin Grevnin, and National Smelting & Refining Company, to foreclose a land contract, the original summons was returned unserved. On September 9, 1931, an alias summons was issued, but also was not served. Prior to its return date, however, an affidavit of one of the attorneys for plaintiff was filed showing that, when the original summons was issued, a clerk or deputy in the sheriff’s office stated that service would probably be unobtainable…