Musick v. Kansas City, Springfield & Memphis Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. (1) The justice was without jurisdiction. Revised Statutes, 1889, sec. 6124. (2) The justice had no jurisdiction over the person of Nell; no summons was issued and he did not appear. Revised Statutes, 1879, sec. 2849; Freeman on Judgments, sec. 118; Bersch v. Schneider, 27 Mo. 101; Jeffries v. Wright, 51 Mo. 220; McCloonv.
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Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. (1) The justice was without jurisdiction. Revised Statutes, 1889, sec. 6124. (2) The justice had no jurisdiction over the person of Nell; no summons was issued and he did not appear. Revised Statutes, 1879, sec. 2849; Freeman on Judgments, sec. 118; Bersch v. Schneider, 27 Mo. 101; Jeffries v. Wright, 51 Mo. 220; McCloonv. Beattie, 46 Mo. 392; Cunningham v. Railroad, 61 Mo. 33. (3) No person is required to answer in a suit on whom process has not been served; the judgment in such case is void. Mills v. Divryee, 2 American Leading Cases, 815; Crepps v. Bwden,…
1Opinion of the CourtBarclay, J.
This action was brought by plaintiff, as administrator of Henry Nell, to recover damages for trespass of the defendant upon certain land in Wright county.
*311The defendant denied the trespass, asserting a right to the possession of the property mentioned.
The ease began in Wright county; but the venue was afterwards changed to Greene, where the trial took place. Plaintiff had judgment, following a ruling of the court excluding an offer of proof by defendant the nature of which will more fully appear later.
Defendant appealed in due course to the Kansas City court of appeals, which sent the case…
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