Lawrence's Adm'r. v. Hyde
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Preston County. Action by Waitman W. Lawrence’s administrator against W. H. Plyde. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
POFFBNBARGER, JuDG-E:
Lack of jurisdiction for invalidity of process is one of the assertions made by way of impeachment of this judgment for $1979.00, recovered in an action for damages for alleged wrongful death of plaintiff’s intestate. The cause of action *641arose; and the action was institued, in Preston county, but the defendant, a non-resident of the state, not being found there, process directed to the sheriff of Fayette county, was . served on him in said last named county. Deeming such procedure unauthorized and-the summons void, he made a special appearance and moved the court to quash…
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