California Supreme Court· 7/1/1855
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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- Gibbens v. PickettSupreme Court of Florida· 1893-01-15· cited 7×
- Fee v. Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals· 1894-04-30· cited 7×
- Kidd v. Four-Twenty Mining Co.Nevada Supreme Court· 1867-07-01· cited 5×
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