Parker Bros. v. Pennsylvania Railroad

This suit was started by summons November 25, 1918. The writ was returned “not found” on January 31, 1919. It is agreed that it was not possible to get service on the defendant company in Michigan on the date suit was started nor at any time thereafter until January 6, 1921. The plaintiff caused an alias summons to be issued October 27, 1921, and service thereof was made on the defendant October 29, 1921. This alias was issued without a showing that in the exercise of reasonable diligence service could not have been obtained at an earlier date, as required by Circuit Court Rule No. 18, § 2.…