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Joyce v. Joyce

Citations

  • 5 Cal. 449

Syllabus

<p>Courts cannot know an under officer, and the act and return of a Deputy Sheriff is a nullity, unless done in the name and by the authority of his principal.</p> <p>A judgment by default will be reversed by the Supreme Court, where the record shows that the defendant had not been legally served with process.</p>

Judges: Heydenfeldt

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