Ross v. Glass

— The complaint in this case ivas by James C. Glass, administrator of the estate of Robert Ross, against "Wilson Ross, upon a promissory note, executed by him to the said Robert Ross, in his lifetime, and was filed on the 12th day of October, 1877.

There was an indorsement on the complaint, made by the attorneys for the plaintiff, as follows :

“ The clerk will issue summons returnable Monday, October 29th, 1877. “ C. & J. K. Ewing.”

Immediately after, and upon the same day of, the filing of the complaint, a summons was issued for the defendant, commanding him “ to appear in the Decatur Circuit…