Legal Opinion

Beecher v. Stephens

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided June 29, 1878PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the municipal court of the city of St. Paul, taken against him by default, the summons having been served by publication in the “Northwestern Reporter.” cited Kellogg v. Carrico, 47 Mo. 157; Kerr v. Hitt, 75 Ill. 57.

1Opinion of the CourtBerry, J.

By Sp. Laws 1875, c. 2, § 8, (Gen. St. 1878, c. 64, § 88,) it is provided that process issued by the municipal court of the city of St. Paul, “ may be served the same as a summons issued by a justice of the peace, and service by publication may be ordered and made in like manner. ” By Gen. St. c. 65, § 13, the publication of a summons issued by a justice of the peace is required to be “ made in a newspaper published in the county where the action is brought,” etc.

The question which we are asked to determine is, whether the “Northwestern Reporter” is a newspaper, within the contemplation of…

2Cited by15 opinions

  1. Lynn v. AllenIndiana Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Puget Sound Publishing Co. v. Times Printing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1903
  3. Hull v. KingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
  4. State Ex Rel. Yaegar v. RoseSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
  5. Tylee v. HydeSupreme Court of Florida · 1910

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