Pillsbury v. Streeter
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Grand Forks county; Fisk, J. Action by John S. Pillsbury, Jr., and Charles S. Pillsbury, against the J. B. Streeter, Jr., Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The statute relating to substituted service is mandatory and failure to comply with its terms confers no jurisdiction.
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Appeal from District Court, Grand Forks county; Fisk, J. Action by John S. Pillsbury, Jr., and Charles S. Pillsbury, against the J. B. Streeter, Jr., Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The statute relating to substituted service is mandatory and failure to comply with its terms confers no jurisdiction. Beach v. Beach, 6 Dak. 371, 43 N. W. 701 ; Yorke v. Yorke, 3 N. D. 343, 55 N. W. 1095; Bothell v. Hoellwarth et al., 10 S. D. 491, 74 N, W. 231; Carlton v. Carlton, 85 N. Y. 313; McCracken v. Flanagan et al., 27 N. Y. 493, 28 N. E. 385; 24 Am. St. Rep. 481; Kennedy v. N. Y.…
1Opinion of the CourtMorgan, C. J.
Action to compel the vendee to specifically perform a contract for the sale of real estate. The district court entered a decree of specific performance in accordance with the relief demanded in the complaint. The defendant appeals from the judgment and requests a review of the entire case in this court, under section 5630, Rev. Codes 1899.
*178The facts are stipulated, and there is no question raised as to procedure nor as to the form of the decree. The complaint sets forth a contract in writing between the vendor and vendee, wherein the vendor agreed to convey to the vendee the land in question…
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