Hays v. Richardson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the District of Washington. On motion to dismiss writ of error for want of jurisdiction.
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, Circuit Judge.
The defendants in error have moved this court to dismiss the appeal herein for want of jurisdiction. It appears that the action was brought in the superior court of Skagit county, Wash., for the recovery of $139,000, upon an alleged agreement between the plaintiff and defendants, wherein the plaintiff was to assist the defendants in the purchase of timber lands. Service *537was had by publication of summons, the defendants being nonresidents and beyond the jurisdiction. Prior to the publication of summons a writ of attachment was sued out upon certain real property of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McLish v. RoffSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- United States v. JahnSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Shepard v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Excelsior Wooden-Pipe Co. v. Pacific Bridge Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1901
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