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Maynard v. MacCrellish

Supreme Court of California
Jan 1, 1881
57 Cal. 355 (Cal. 1881)

Opinion

         Department Two

         Appeal from a judgment in the Fifteenth District Court, City and County of San Francisco. Dwinelle, J.

         COUNSEL

         There is no presumption that a man or boy over eighteen years of age on the 16th of April was over eighteen on the 15th. It is certain that he was younger on the 15th than on the 16th.

          E. W. McGraw, for Appellant.

          Francis Johnson, for Respondent.


         OPINION

         The Court:

         This is an appeal from a judgment entered upon default.

         Proof of service of summons was made by affidavit. The affidavit was made April 16th, 1879, and in it the affiant states that " he is over the age of eighteen years," and that the service was made April 15th, 1879. According to § 410, Code of Civil Procedure, the service must be made by a person (if other than the sheriff) who, at the time of service, was over eighteen years of age. It does not appear from the affidavit that at the time of service, namely, April 15th, 1879, the person making the service was over eighteen years of age.

         Judgment reversed.


Summaries of

Maynard v. MacCrellish

Supreme Court of California
Jan 1, 1881
57 Cal. 355 (Cal. 1881)
Case details for

Maynard v. MacCrellish

Case Details

Full title:MARY E. MAYNARD, Executrix, etc. v. FREDERICK MacCRELLISH

Court:Supreme Court of California

Date published: Jan 1, 1881

Citations

57 Cal. 355 (Cal. 1881)

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