White v. Underwood
Decision Date | 10 October 1899 |
Citation | 125 N.C. 25,34 S.E. 104 |
Parties | WHITE. v. UNDERWOOD. |
Court | North Carolina Supreme Court |
PROCESS—SERVICE ON ONE CONFINED ON CRIMINAL CHARGE.
Confinement in jail on a criminal charge does not protect defendant against service of process in a civil action, and the prosecution of the same to judgment.
Appeal from superior court, Hertford county; Bowman, Judge.
Action by B. P. White against William Underwood. Defendant appeared specially, and moved to vacate the order of arrest and bail issued by the clerk. The motion was sustained, and plaintiff appeals. Reversed.
Winborne & Lawrence, for appellant.
D. C. Barnes, for appellee.
The summons in this action, and an order of arrest and bail ancillary thereto, were served upon the defendant while confined in jail, upon failure to give bond for his appearance to answer a criminal charge for some secret assault. Code, § 131. The sheriff has authority to serve process anywhere in his county, in jail as well as elsewhere. The jail possesses no "privilege of sanctuary." The reason for the exemption of witnesses and jurors from civil arrest (Code, §§ 13G7, 1735) and of nonresident parties and witnesses voluntarily attending court here from service of any civil process (Cooper v. Wyman, 122 N. C. 784, 29 S. E. 947) does not apply to parties arrested in criminal proceeding (Moore v. Green, 73 N. C. 394). There is no public policy to encourage the latter. In Davis v. Duffie, 1 Abb. Dec. 486, it is said by the court of appeals of New York, affirming same case in 8 Bosw. 617: . . ...
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