Legal Opinion
Fairchild v. Durand
The Superior Court of New York City
Decided April 15, 1859PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Application to remove the cause to the Circuit Court of the United States. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtHoffman, J.
The defendants, Charles Durand, George Rice, *307and George H. Bartholomew were partners under the firm-name of Charles Durand & Co. They gave their promissory notes to the plaintiff, on which the action was brought. The summons was served on Bartholomew, on the 6th of June, 1856, and on the 23d of that month, copies of the summons were delivered to the sheriff of the county of New York to be served on the other-defendants, but they could not be served on account of their absence. On the 2d of July, 1856, judgment was entered against Bartholomew for want of an answer, a transcript filed,…
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