Case Name: Russell v. Moody
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1884-01
Citations: 40 Ohio St. 603
Docket Number: 
Parties: Russell v. Moody.
Judges: 
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, New Service
Volume: 40
Pages: 603–604

Head Matter:
Russell v. Moody.
J. H. and 3. Morrison, for plaintiff in error.
R. W. Taylor, for defendant in error.
Error to the District Court of Columbiana County.

Opinion:
By the Court.
A summons in a civil action before a justice of the peace required the defendants "to answer unto Edward A. Moody " (the plaintiff) " who claims of the defendants, in a civil action, the sum of $185.50 for a-promissory note and interest thereon." There was no indorsement on the writ of "the amount for which the plaintiff rvill take judgment if the defendant fail to appear." Russell, a defendant, on whom the summons was personally served, did not appear. The justice rendered judgment against Mm for $185 and costs. Russell filed a petition in error in the common pleas.
Held: The justice had no power to render judgment against Russell.
Judgment reversed.