Legal Opinion
Costan v. Manila Electric Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 6, 1928No. 98PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
There was complete lack of jurisdiction as to the Manila Electric Company. It is a Philippine corporation, and as such is not an alien. See Gonzales v. Williams, 192 U. S. 1, 13, 24 S. Ct. 177, 48 L. Ed. 317; Toyota v. United States, 268 U. S. 402, 411, 45 S. Ct. 563, 69 L. Ed. 1016. Neither is it a citizen of a state. Hooe v. Jamieson, 166 U. S. 395, 17 S. Ct. 596, 41 L. Ed. 1049. The defect is not merely one of venue, which may be waived by a general appearance, as in Western Loan Co. v. Butte & Boston Min. Co., 210 U. S. 368, 28 S. Ct. 720, 52 L. Ed. 1101. Therefore…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Minneapolis Civic & Commerce Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Gonzales v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Western Loan & Savings Co. v. Butte & Boston Consolidated Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Hooe v. JamiesonSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Davis v. AlexanderSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Fisser v. International BankCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Kathryn E. Steven, Administratrix of the Estate of George A. Steven, Deceased v. Roscoe Turner Aeronautical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
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