Bellman v. Beck

Taylor, C.

The question, presented by this appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying the motion of defendant Heaton to vacate the judgment rendered against him and permit him to answer and defend.

The action was brought in Bock county, in which the transaction out of which it grew took place and in which defendant Beck resides. Defendant Heaton resides at Sioux Falls in the state of South Dakota, 32 miles from the city of Luverne, the county seat of Bock county. The summons was served on defendant Beck personally on September 8, 1924. On the same date a tract of land in…