By the Court, Marcy, J. What an officer is required to shew to justify himself in the execution of process, is not very clearly settled. There is considerable contrariety of authority on the subject. Where it appears on the face of the process that the court or magistrate that issued it had not jurisdiction of the subject matter of the suit, or of the person of the party against whom it is directed, it is…
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