Blair v. Davis

Davis, who was the plaintiff, sued Blair and Hall, upon a promissory note for the payment of 850 dollars. Upon the filing of the complaint process was issued, whereby the sheriff was commanded to summon the defendants to appear, &c., in the Circuit Court, on the second day of its next term. The process was served on the 31st of August, 1855, and the term to which it was returnable commenced on the 10th day of September. The clerk, in making up his docket, set down the cause for trial on the fifth day of the term. On the second day the plaintiff moved for, and obtained, a rule on the…