Dietrich v. Palisades Interstate Park Commission

This is a demurrer to a complaint brought on for trial as a contested motion. The defendant demurs to the complaint upon three grounds: (1)

That it appears upon the face of the complaint that the court has not jurisdiction of the person of the defendant; (2) that the court has not jurisdiction of the subject of this action, and (3) that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The complaint alleges that the defendant is a domestic corporation; that it is the owner of the steamer Clermont-, that it operated the said steamer as a common carrier of passengers…