State v. Richards

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Scudder, J.

In an action by foreign attachment in the •court for the trial of small causes, the defendant was described *70in the affidavit, writ of attachment,' state of demand, and judgment, as Mrs. J. W. Elbertson. Her correct name is Rebecca Louisa Elberson, and she is, and was at the time of suit, the wife of Joseph W. Elberson. The names Elbertson and Elberson are so near alike that they may be considered idem, sonans, and the difference is so little that no prejudice could come to the defendant below by the slight change of name. The addition and…