State ex rel. Greely v. City of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Court of Appeals. The return of the marshal is sufficient. The words, “ personal service,” have a fixed, definite and well-known meaning, and indicate that he either read or delivered a notice to the parties personally. The meaning of the officer may be gathered from the face of the return — all portions being regarded, and that is all that the law requires.
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Appeal from St. Louis Court of Appeals. The return of the marshal is sufficient. The words, “ personal service,” have a fixed, definite and well-known meaning, and indicate that he either read or delivered a notice to the parties personally. The meaning of the officer may be gathered from the face of the return — all portions being regarded, and that is all that the law requires. That he meant that he delivered or read the notice to the persons named as having been “ personally served,” is clear, when we consider that his return is in three parts. As to one class, he says he executed the writ…
1Opinion of the CourtNorton, J.
This is a proceeding by certiorari in the circuit court of St. Louis county, the purpose of which is to correct certain alleged errors of the land commissioner of the city of St. Louis, in the assessment of benefits against relators growing out of opening Eranklin Avenue, a street of said city. On the trial, judgment was rendered for defendants, which, on appeal to the St. Louis Court of Appeals, was reversed and judgment rendered for plaintiffs, from which defendants have appealed to this court.
It is claimed that the record discloses five valid ob*116jections to the legality of the proceedings…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ells v. Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
3Cited by6 opinions
- State ex rel. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. City of KansasSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- Brecht v. CorbyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1879
- Henry v. Wabash Western RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1891
- Newton v. StrangMissouri Court of Appeals · 1892
- Leonard v. SparksMissouri Court of Appeals · 1890
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