Fackenthall v. Wight

Opinion by

Gawthrop, J.,

This was an action of trespass, begun in Carbon County by capias ad respondendum, against Paul S. Wight to recover damages alleged to have resulted to plaintiff from an automobile collision occurring in Carbon County. Bail was fixed at $500. The sheriff of Carbon County deputized the sheriff of Luzerne County to serve the capias, together with a copy of the statement of claim. The sheriff of Luzerne County made return by endorsement on the writ, “that he served the within capias ad respondendum, together with plaintiff’s statement of claim, on Paul S. Wight on the 29th…