Nettles v. MacMillan Petroleum Corp.

Mr. Chiee Justice Baker

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This action is one for slander and was commenced by the service of a summons (complaint not served) on August 3, 1939.

The appellant (defendant below) having failed within the required twenty days to enter an appearance or otherwise plead, the respondent on October 31, 1939, filed his verified complajnt in the office of the Clerk of Court for Richland County, wherein damages, actual and punitive, in the sum of Three Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars were demanded, and on the same day made affidavit of default of the defendant and appeared…