Church v. J. F. Lacy & Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Kossuth District Court. — Hon. George H. Carr, Judge. This proceeding is upon the petition of G. S. Church to set aside a judgment rendered on default against him in favor of these defendants at the preceding term of court, for reasons stated, and that he be allowed to defend against said action. These defendants answered, and the issues were tried to the •court, and judgment rendered dismissing plaintiff's petition, from which he appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtGiven, J.
1 I. On October 11, 1889, appellees caused an original notice to be duly served on the appellant in Kossuth county, Iowa, notifying him that on or about the. first day of December, 1889, a petition of these appellees would be filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of Kossuth county, Iowa, claiming of appellant one hundred and fifty dollars as •damages “for over-driving a certain bay mare, from which said mare died;” and that unless he should appear and defend on or before noon of the first day of the next term to be begun on the ninth day of December, 1889, default and…
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