Elfenbein v. Lachenbach

The defendants jointly signed a note payable to the plaintiff. Personal service was made on Eugene Lachenbach and personal property owned jointly by both was attached. Eugene has been defaulted and the case is before me for a default against Gustav and for judgment on affidavit of debt.

At the hearing, there was some doubt in my mind as to whether General Statutes Section 5501* applied. An examination of General Statutes Section 54778224 and the cases cited thereunder, Bishop vs. Vose, 27 Conn. 18225, and Southmayd vs.Backus, 3 Conn. 474167, has satisfied me that judgment may be entered…