Lawrence v. Meyer

Leo Meyer sued G-. W. Lawrence before a justice of the peace on an account for $192.80.

The summons was returnable on the eleventh day of February, 1878, and was duly served; and, as appears from what seems to be a transcript of the entries on the justice’s docket, but which was not certified by him as such, the case was, on that day, continued until the twenty-first, when, the defendant not appearing, the justice, after waiting three hours, proceeded to hear the allegations and proofs of the plaintiff, and rendered judgment for the plaintiff for the sum claimed.

An affidavit for an appeal made…