TOWNSEND, Presiding Judge.
Code § 81-121 provides that a minor between the ages of 14 and 21 years of age must be personally served, after which the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem, and the minor shall then be considered a party to the proceedings. Unlike most defenses, infancy, so far as service of process is concerned, is not a defense personal to the defendant, but is a statutory method of making parties, in the absence of
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