Warner & Co. v. Strickland

1. In September, 1912, W. R. Warner & Company sued out an attachment against J. E. Burkhalter, returnable to the October term, 1912, of the superior court, on the ground that the defendant absconds and- resides beyond the limits of the State. The officer made a return on September 23, 1912, showing that he had executed the attachment by service of summons of garnishment on W. R. Strickland. A declaration in attachment was duly filed, but no notice thereof was given to the defendant. The defendant in attachment did not appear and plead, or otherwise submit himself to the jurisdiction of the…