National Acc. Society v. Spiro/Opinion of the Court

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823983National Acc. Society v. Spiro — Opinion of the CourtMelville Fuller

United States Supreme Court

164 U.S. 281

National Acc. Society  v.  Spiro


This is a certificate from the circuit court of appeals for the Sixth circuit, propounding, after a preliminary statement, the following question:

'Does a defendant, by filing a petition in a state court for removal of the cause to the United States court, in general terms, unaccompanied by a plea in abatement, and without specifying or restricting the purpose of his appearance, thereby waive objection to the jurisdiction of the court for want of sufficient service of the summons?' 18 C. C. A. 382, 71 Fed. 897.

For the reasons given and on the authorities cited in the above cause of Railway Co. v. Brow, 17 Sup. Ct. 126, the question must be answered in the negative. Certificate accordingly.

Mr. Justice BREWER and Mr. Justice PECKHAM dissented.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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