St. Louis Jewelry Co. v. Imbraguglio

Citations

• 123 La. 389
• 48 So. 1007
• 1909 La. LEXIS 716

Syllabus

<p>1. Process (§ 134*) — Return—Service— Sueeiciency.</p> <p>A sheriff’s return on the back of a citation, ■under the printed heading “Personal Service,” that “on the 1st day of July, A. D. 1908, I made service of the copies of petition and citation above mentioned, by delivering them to -in person, * * * ” failed to show service on defendant, since nothing can be presumed with respect to citation.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Process, Cent. Dig. § 167; Dec. Dig. § 134.*]</p> <p>2. Appeal and Error (§ 1106*) — Remand eob Correction oe Return on Citation.</p> <p>On appeal to the Court of Appeal from, a ■default judgment, where the sheriff’s return on the citation does not show service on defendant, •the cause may be remanded for correction of the return.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Appeal and Error, Cent. Dig. § 4387; Dec. Dig. § 1106.*]</p> <p>3. Appeal and Error (§ 1106*) — Remand por Correction op Return on Citation — Necessity por Setting Aside Judgment.</p> <p>Where, on appeal from a default judgment, ■the Court of Appeal remands the cause for correction of a defective return of the sheriff on the •citation, which fails to show service on defend.ant, the judgment should be set aside, since for .all that appears it was rendered without citation.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Appeal and Error, Cent. Dig. § 4387; Dec. Dig. § 1106.*]</p>