Gordon v. Warfield

Citations

• 74 Miss. 553

Syllabus

<p>1. Chancery Court. Jurisdiction. Nonresidents. Unliquidated demand.</p> <p>The chancery court has jurisdiction of a hill for relief filed against a nonresident of the state, having property here, to redress a wrong, even if the damages suffered by complainant are unliquidated.</p> <p>2. Same. Depositions. Code 1892, $ 1752.</p> <p>Depositions taken without notice are not receivable in evidence. If the adverse party be nonresident, notice of the taking of depositions should be served on him, as provided by code 1892, § 1752, by filing the notice or interrogatories with the clerk for the time required. This section applies to depositions for use before masters in chancery, to whom the cause has been referred, to state an account between the parties.</p>