Langston v. Langston
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable- -petition. -Before Judge Maddox. Eloyd superior court. January 20, 1913.
1Opinion of the CourtITsh, C. J.
1. In all cases where a defendant has been served with petition and process, he shall appear at the court to which such process is made returnable, and shall make his defense in writing. Civil Code, § 5635. This is true of each defendant. If one defendant is served personally with process in due time, but it is necessary to serve another by publication, this does not authorize the defendant who has been personally served to wait until a later term of court after the non-resident defendant has been served by publication, before pleading. If, upon the call of the appearance docket at the term…
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