Spokane Merchants Ass'n v. Coffey
Supreme Court of Minnesota
P. H. Coffey, one of the defendants, appeared specially for the purpose of objecting to the jurisdiction of the court and moved the district court for Hennepin county to vacate the service of the summons. The motion was heard before Hale, J., who denied the same. Prom the order denying the motion, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, O.
Both parties to this controversy are residents of the state of Washington. In 1912 a quarter section of land in the state of Minnesota, ■owned by defendant Coffey, was conveyed by him through a third party to his wife. Thereafter plaintiff brought this suit against Coffey upon an indebtedness incurred by him while the owner of the land and attached it as his property. Coffey appeared specially, for the sole purpose of objecting to the jurisdiction of the court, and moved to set aside the service of the summons upon the ground that he was not a resident of Minnesota and had no…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brasie v. Minneapolis Brewing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Campbell v. JonesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1878
- Tupper v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1880
- Jackson v. HolbrookSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
- Fisher v. UtendorferSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Doland v. Burns Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
- Healy-Owen-Hartzell Co. v. Montevideo Farmers & Merchants Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
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