Henderson v. Grantham

W. N. Henderson, appellant here, sued J. P. Grantham, appellee, on a promissory note for seventy-five dollars in the court of W. D. Mills, a justice of the peace of the Third district of Perry county, Miss. Process was duly issued for the defendant, Grantham, and duly and legally served by the constable of district No. 3 personally on the defendant more than five days before the return day, and the case was continued to the next succeeding court day. Whereupon, plaintiff being in court, judgment was rendered by default against Grantham for the amount of the note, interest, attorneys’ fees,…