JONES v. WATTS

No. 10860.

142 F.2d 575 (1944)

JONES et al. v. WATTS et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 5, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett B. Patterson, of Houston, Tex., for appellants.

W. F. Leigh, Asst. U. S. Atty., of Houston, Tex., for appellees.

Before SIBLEY, HUTCHESON, and LEE, Circuit Judges.


SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal we face the question, What is the remedy to stop the enforcement of a money judgment in favor of the United States which is asserted to be void for want of any service on the defendants?

In March, 1932, an automobile belonging to appellant S. M. Jones was seized because intoxicating liquor was being transported therein by one Holt. Jones gave bond, with appellant Wm. H. Jones and another as sureties, for the forthcoming...

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