Rollins v. North River Insurance

Hatches, Judge:

Tbe plaintiff instituted an action on April 25, 1928, against defendant, a foreign corporation, in tbe court of common pleas of Kanawha County. Service of process was accepted by tbe state auditor. A trial was bad on June 27, 1928, and no appearance being made by defendant, tbe jury found for tbe plaintiff for $672.00, and tbe court entered judgment for that amount. On July 12, 1928, a later day of tbe same term, defendant appeared and moved tbe court to set aside tbe judgment, tbe main ground being that it did not receive a copy of tbe summons and bad no knowledge of tbe suit…