Knowles v. Fritz
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Fond cht, Lae County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Taylou : “This action was brought to recover for goods sold and delivered between September 10, 1879, and November 25 of the same year. The action was commenced by the service-of a summons, Eebruary 9, 1881, and the defendant appeared by his attorney, and on February 28,1881, demanded that a copy of the complaint be served upon him.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Fond cht, Lae County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Taylou : “This action was brought to recover for goods sold and delivered between September 10, 1879, and November 25 of the same year. The action was commenced by the service-of a summons, Eebruary 9, 1881, and the defendant appeared by his attorney, and on February 28,1881, demanded that a copy of the complaint be served upon him. March 10th a copy of the complaint was served upon the defendant’s attorney. Such copy contained the following as a copy of the verification thereof: /State of Illinois,…
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
The material question upon this appeal is whether, upon the copy of the complaint served, the defendant was called upon to answer the same under oath. The statute provides that “ when any pleading is verified, every subsequent pleading, except a demurrer, must be verified also.” Sec. 2665, R. S. 1878. And sec. 2633, R. S. 1878, provides that “a copy of the complaint maj’' or may not be served with the summons at the plaintiff’s option. If not so served, the defendant may, in person or by attorney, within twenty days after service of the summons, demand in writing a copy of the complaint,…
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