Legal Opinion
Trimble v. Erie Electric Motor Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania
Decided August 18, 1898PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, District Judge.
This is a motion to set aside the service of summons. Cir. Ct. Rule 86 provides as follows:
“It is ordered tliat the act of assembly of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to the service of summons, &e., and the service required by this court, shall be as follows: A writ of summons shall be executed by reading the same in the hearing of the defendant, or by giving him notice of its contents and by giving him a true and attested copy thereof; or, if the defendant cannot be conveniently found, by leaving such a copy at his dwelling house with an adult member of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Kleckner v. County of LehighSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1841
- United States v. LotridgeU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Ohio · 1834
3Cited by4 opinions
- Theresa Hicklin v. Robert EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955
- Frank Parmelee Co. v. Ætna Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1908
- Halpert v. ApplebyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1958
- Woods v. ZellersDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1949