, 1866-08-06
SUBSTITUTED SERVICE.
Important Decision OF .Judge Drum.
mond In the United stntes Court on
the Validity of 4 SabatltuSed Ser
vire-FActx In tho Case

Tho following decision, delivered By Hon.
Thomas Drumnond In The United States District
Court, upon a motion to sol aside substituted
service, will prove Of great import ancc. not only
The sui Ia which The decision WA delircred vas
thai OF William II. Stowe asatnst Franc!a A. Rus
fa e Ss sT & IT, alnnxa %
that tho statement Of fscts given 10 the
opinion OF the Court win be sufficient to
athoruugh understanding IN the premises.
DtclsloH or TEE couH1. q
Thesr WIS = motion made BY the plaintiff IN this
casc et feEn,es term, asking shat aaesttntsa scr
Of eiec1meat-and also upon Mahlon d. .Ogden Who
was his sttons{ il Ees - well - The assoFney Of
counsel fos defendsntt, md the mo,Ioa now il 70
yiee. That molioa has been argued. heretofore,
By The counse1 on both aides, and that is the mo-
nou now TO be disposed Of.
demurrer to ths eil Or pies 70 !he iuf,sd!cdon.
s a Ct sss5 =: ss j. ss1 sss s. Z.
faess arc substantially these: Thst Samuel Rus
cell, Eone Jeass ago, made eqss:s;s.t, u wnicn
Be asrtt;; g .eil 1, t"1llam d. Slows sons stai
menis 10 b. made by ssld stowe. Itvaa. in forna,
one OF those severe, bard contracts which are t.
m1iar 70 the profcsrio1. and which imposed an
S Is s ss n0s
Some payments were made hy stowe and con-
siderable Time having elspsed. BY mutual arrange
.nent ot The parties ;he tim. uas e1tsaded: stowe
did mol comply with tho contract under the time
thnt vas given, and Russell declared the contract
forfeited or treated 1t ~ forfeited. and brought
saca. .soFs ~ coat szsst
by 5:owe a. landlord OF the defendaots, and judg-
ment went against The tenants, and tho xasshal
plaintiff IN the eJecment suits, in possession Of
the property.
ltwas In isso that ihc jndcuaenh ware obtained,
Va. VA piseed Is possesssoa - dc Iarsosi q Sc
e.oreny. IT Ihe1e wsts jsdgasas tor aH Nominal @
dsats, nor By Stove. md IL bIi s,ieses ill., shs
70 isi &
by Russell. Do not know vhai ths laet may bo.
R .!s s as IL "a
aanks aa 10 the costs and damages.
tho pesssssou L @ satisned lie paint
in the sjectneats having teen put Into possession
through hts agent
en'.i M III. iii, o1 n tss osinsi bii ~; not
riai which, thai Nj. Ogden was put IN possession
4 ths aiio,uey IL aei ef Russell o. hls 5sp,csen:
is1ss sa Ka: 81 a.yhs .y ass e esa aea
tiros,) that Il. Ogden il their attorney In facs,
su1l Nth full power md authority TO xppssr aod
der the circumstance ofiae case, . it il now pce-
sented fnr dc rurpo.e Of h!s motion, Tho
Court can treat The parties = parties upon Ehona
onl, questioa hal propose 70 1ecid.: snd iains
: Thai upon these fets, - they ass presented. NC
nay properly .te,t = 5aese per,oaa ss psrsie' upon
1as ps,n e % R'sss a. q @ s. a.
oi Sis stsie; 90 tast 4 to eitisenshp. tae Cou1i
IL only ground apon which II ~.
sef!tee .hoolt b h.a apoa lhe.t
c}tettnents has btcu placed In possession
l. = 81 ist Il. y L r. j. Is e. e e.:
isested L. Is - enatinaanee of ths crisasl seton. .
5ss il I'D saaas.is
IN 1ne. 4ne rlsiaisd has asen PLACED i poa,e..io1
q ,sR r. ~ sei sesai ose T ia oi
~ the papers GO. The aedons Of etee.nsnt are no m
entfe.y /. a. ead tn in every tsspeet bee.I1s ~
Us t. tness aeiicns are Il ~ torse
Nor ii raJ Il said That TIL. !. following th
shadow rather thaa tae s'iae, ot of ns
% oos,s as .na 9 dsnss1 osr iaeident. I'D u. !.
ii IA remains, ,an IT, HI, "S .peaeai 1a d
/ l&ht+ ttHk "1Cu nc Jfrtfa n
he he ' eoart e 10 whom The PCS posses''s =
&, G. 81. q 4 eEopssss p.ssssrus, ,as 1p!ntis
that he Vas acting then, ana u aessa5 T., r;sto
: fnIl 4nd complete power oE attorney II IEHe
70 The property. 10 appear and dt'ena ~ sV&: ~ IN
= think we msS lay atTees upon Got ine1uen. y. -
ea*e TIC kcd thAt 70 tas - the case now
bcs sevice upon there parties. with hs NOV
bringing ths feal defendants befose the Court:
order 1hAt the Court may Adtudieste npoa tae'
rights.
10 which dcelksc that some OF the counsel In y
Of eseeln,ente appeared without proper sutaefit
| from Mf. Russell.
G Rnf these wefe The counsel that appeared orig
ls ns1Iy in The cjee4meut suttsshey Fers The conl
It II rpou Tie records Of The Court TAs pia1ntt
4, n the.e suits has rcaped the bencht OF the iud
1rents fn The e]eet.nsnts, md tho counsel who ai
~ nrsr nuv for these dtfendsnh Tere Tho connset
- H. nlafutt3 lhe1r, and 1t ~ not perhaps. rti
- | metFriaf 70 EaY II the question OF service np1
y ne eorn.el Is concerned, whether there Eaa u
:, trrhnical authority E!ren hy tne pa2nna Na!s
- Msa 1sar ~ tht defendauts-tht seaAnt3 oil sso's
a a "a. name ,.Sse.ved O. ' the eeasat # e. e.
ss oseetson Eade pom Ens II, t' eppats paes
ed ssfs he oppor1nitJ o. nathx xe1-v ~ y, Hi
6Y 1irh,a cnn.sred IN ee1,t o. staa "a of I,
tSnk for ee =. u. 81, iSe aeendazts