Reed v. Moffatt

Citations

• 62 Ill. 300

Syllabus

<p>1. Elisor. Where the office of sheriff of a county was vacant, and the duties of the office was being performed by the coroner, who was a party defendant to a bill in chancery filed: Held, that the facts justified the clerk of the court in the appointment of an elisor to serve the summons. The statute does not require an elisor to be sworn.</p> <p>2. Service—return construed. An officer’s return of service of a summons in chancery issued against A and B was “served by delivering a copy of the within writ to A and B, this 15th day of September, 1870: ” Held, that it showed a service on each defendant by copy.</p> <p>3. Parties in chancery. Where a bill in equity to set aside a tax deed showed that the purchaser at the sale had parted with all his interest to one of the defendants, it was held that an objection that such purchaser was not made a party defendant, was not well taken.</p>