Rust v. Lynch
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from tlie Circuit Court for Cecil County, sitting in Equity. This appeal is taken from an order of the Court helow, .(Stump, J.,) setting aside a decree obtained ex parte by the appellant against the appellees. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, J.
The original hill in this case was filed on the 12th of March, 1879, and the decree passed thereon, and which is sought to be vacated, bears date the 25th of September, 1879. The defendants, now appellees, were duly summoned to appear and answer the bill, and the return day of the subpoena was the 17th day of March, 1879. Consequently the defendants were in default and contempt for non-appearance, from and after the lapse of the March Term of Court, and were liable to be proceeded against in an ex parte form, as provided by the statute, Code, Art. 16, sec. 115; and, as it appears, they were…
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