Case Name: Stratton vs. Foster
Court: Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Jurisdiction: Maine
Decision Date: 1834-06
Citations: 11 Me. 467
Docket Number: 
Parties: Stratton vs. Foster.
Judges: 
Reporter: Maine Reports
Volume: 11
Pages: 467–467

Head Matter:
Stratton vs. Foster.
Where the plaintiff’s attorney indorsed the writ with his surname in full, but with the initials only of his Christian name, it was held to be a sufficient compliance with the provisions of stat. ch. 59, site. 8, requiring an indorsement of the 11 Christian and surname
The writ in this case was' indorsed thus: “R. K. Porter, A.t-to’y to Plff.” — and at the first term a motion was made to qúash it for want of a sufficient indorsement. Parris J. denied the motion — whereupon a default was entered, which was to stand, or be taken off and the writ quashed, according to the opinion of the Court upon the question reserved.

Opinion:
Mellen C. J.
We think the ruling of the Judge was correct. The case of Clark v. Paine, 11 Pick. 66, seems to be in point; and we are satisfied with the reasoning of the Court which led to the conclusion that the indorsement was sufficient.
Judgment for Plaintiff.-