Legal Opinion

Dobbins v. Thompson

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided August 15, 1835PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the court.delivered by

McGirk* J.

Thompson brought a suit of forcible entry and detainer before two justices of the peace to recover possession of a lot of land — the plaintiff Thompson had a judgment — Dobbin took out a certiorari from the office of the circuit court of Howard

_ _ When' the cause was brought into the circuit court Thompson moved the court to dismiss the suit because he had not been served with a notice of the writ as the law requires. The case was dismissed, and this is the error assigned by the plaintiff in error.

It appears that a notice had been served by the…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Madison County Bank v. Suman's AdministratorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
  2. Colter v. LukeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1908
  3. Zuckerman v. McCulleyDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1947

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