Chicago Planing Mill Co. v. Merchants' National Bank

This is a writ of error to reverse a judgment rendered in the Superior Court of Cook County, on July 6, 1876, in favor of the Merchants’ National Bank against the Chicago Planing Mill Company, for the srm of $4,052.66. The judgment was rendered by default on a return of service in the following words:

“ The president of the within named company not being found in my county, served this writ by reading and delivering a copy thereof to William H. Jenkins, secretary of said company, this 13th day of June, A. D. 1876.

“ Francis Agnew, Sheriff,

“By Walter McDonald, Deputy.”

On August 15, 1877, on due…