Britton v. Magnolia State Casket & Supply Co.

This is an appeal by George W. Britton, doing business as Britton Funeral Home, defendant, from a default judgment entered against him in favor of the Magnolia State Casket & Supply Company, plaintiff, by the circuit court of Marion County.

The declaration was filed on June 18, 1949, and a summons was duly issued by the circuit court clerk on the same day, returnable to the circuit court on the third Monday of September, 1949. The summons was duly served by personal service on the defendant on June 20, 1949. The defendant failed to appear and answer the declaration on the return day, and a…