Williams v. . R. R.

The court found the following facts: The summons was served 7 July on the station agent at Goldsboro, and by him duly forwarded to the headquarters of the company at Atlanta, according to regulations; by the managing officer delivered to the general Southern counsel, and by them, on 18 July, 1891, all the papers were sent to David Schenck, the counsel of the North Carolina Division; that by mistake the papers were sent to Mr. Cothran, the counsel for the South Carolina Division, along with papers in two other cases. On 20 July, fifteen days before court met, Mr. Cothran sent the papers to Mr.…