Deacon v. Parry

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Pitney, J.

Suit was commenced in a Justice’s Court in Burlington county on January 9th, 1901, by summons issued on that day and returnable on the 17th. The summons was served on the 12th. Defendant did not appear before the justice upon' the return day, and, in his absence, judgment was taken against him. The next term of the Court of Common Pleas opened on January 22d. Defendant filed no appeal bond on or before that day and indeed took no step towards demanding an appeal from the time of the rendition of the judgment *187until February 14th, when he…