Comenitz v. Bank of Commerce

Citations

• 85 Miss. 662

Syllabus

<p>1. Justice of the Peace. Judgment. Process. Service. Time.</p> <p>The judgment of a justice of the peace rendered in a civil case against a defendant, not a non-resident or transient person, upon less than five days’ service of process, is utterly void. (For the exception of non-residents and transient persons, see Code 1892, § 2399.)</p> <p>2. Same. Judgment against two or more. Entirety. . Void as to one, void as to all.</p> <p>The judgment of a justice of the peace, rendered in a civil case against two or more defendants, is an entirety, and being void as to one, is void as to all of them.</p>