State v. Rawlings

Me. Justice „ Chambliss

delivered the opinion of the Court.

These are two suits brought in the chancery court for tases, in “omnibus bill” form. In both suits, respectively brought in 1928 and 1929, to collect taxes for 1926 and 1927, Fred Reed was named as one of the defendants, but the process issued was not served on him. No alias was issued in the first case. In the second case, alias was issued in 1934, but was not served. July 25, 1935, Reed appeared and filed demurrers to both bills alleging1 the long delay and failure to serve defendant and invoking the bar of the six-year statute of…