State Ex Rel. Merritt v. Heffernan

The procedure followed in litigating the issues in this - case, culminating in a writ of error to this Court, was quite intricate.

Ruth Ewing, plaintiff, brought suit in the Civil Court of Record of Dade County against King Merritt, defendant, and thereupon summons ad respondendum issued to be later served by the sheriff (according to his return) : “* * * by leaving a true copy of this summons at his (Merritt’s) usual place of abode with a member of his family then and there residing above the age of 15 years, to-wit: Mrs. King Merritt, his wife, and by then and there showing to her this…