Ford v. Calhoun
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Buchanan, J., Abbeville, October, 1897. Action by Mary B. Ford v. Benjamin P. Calhoun. From orders vacating attachment and setting aside service of summons, plaintiff appeals. cite: Attachment should not have been vacated as to defendant: Code, 255a.
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Before Buchanan, J., Abbeville, October, 1897. Action by Mary B. Ford v. Benjamin P. Calhoun. From orders vacating attachment and setting aside service of summons, plaintiff appeals. cite: Attachment should not have been vacated as to defendant: Code, 255a. Personal service in this State proper: Code, 156,155. Court had acquired jurisdiction of defendant: 106 Mass., 217; 105 Id., 93; 11 How., 437; 80 Me., 234; 148 Mass., 552; 120 Ill., 184; 12 Mass., 36; 48 S. C., 492. cites: Personal service on defendant in this State properly set aside: 5 Nev., 383; 1 N. & M., 175; 8 Rich. R., 445. cite:…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice McIver.
The plaintiff brought this action against the defendant, both of whom are residents of the State of Florida, to recover the amount of a judgment obtained in the Circuit Court of Florida. The action was commenced on the 21st of October, 1896, by lodging the summons and complaint with the sheriff of Abbeville County for service. On the 24th of October, 1896, said sheriff made a return, stating that, after diligent search, the defendant could not be found in his county. On the 29th of June, 1897, the plaintiff obtained from the…
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