Kimball v. Sweet
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Appeal, from the order of a judge of the Superior Court, overruling the defendant’s motion to dismiss for want of proper service upon him. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtField, C. J.
The defendant appeared specially in the Superior Court, and moved to dismiss the action “for want of proper service on the defendant.” This motion was overruled, and the defendant appealed. See Maley v. Moshier, 160 Mass. 415. The defendant- was afterwards defaulted. The defendant is described in the writ as “ of Providence in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island.” The return of service by the officer is as follows. “ Suffolk, ss. Boston, June 16th, 1896. By virtue of this writ I this day attached a chip as the property of the within named defendant, Edward H. Sweet, and…
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