Summons

In practice. A writ, directed to the sheriff or other proper officer, requiring him to notify the person named that an action has been commenced against him in the court whence the writ issues, and that he ls required to appear, on a day named, and answer the complaint in such action. Whitney v. Blackburn, 17 Or. 564, 21 Pac. 874, 11 Am. St. Rep. 857; Horton v. Railway Co.., 26 Mo. App. 358; Plano Mfg. Co., v. Kau-fert, 86 Minn. 13, 89 N. W. 1124. Civll actions in the courts of record of thls state shall be commenced by the service of a summons. Co.de N. Y. § 127.

In Scotch law. A writ passing under the royal signet, signed by a writer to the signet, and containing the grounds and conelusions of the action, with the warrant for citing the defender. This writ corresponds to the writ of summons in English procedure. Bell; Paters. Co.mp.

— Summons and order. In English practice. In this phrase the Bummons is the application to a common-law judge at chambers is reference to a pending action, and upon it the judge or master makes the order. Mozley & Whitley.

— Summons and severance. The proper name of what is distinguished in the books by the name of "summons and severance" la "severance;" for the summons is only a process which must, in certain cases, issue before judgment of severance can be given; while severance is a judgment by which, where two or more are joined in an action, one or more of these is enabled to proceed in such action without the other or others. Jacob.