Corbett v. Physicians' Casualty Ass'n of America
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe oironit court for Sheboy-gan county: Michael Kibwait, Circuit Judge. Action to recover on an accident insurance policy issued on the mutual assessment plan. The contract secured to plaintiff, as beneficiary, the sum of $8,000 in case of the death by accidental means of George W. Corbett, her husband. The complaint contained all allegations essential to a recovery.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe oironit court for Sheboy-gan county: Michael Kibwait, Circuit Judge. Action to recover on an accident insurance policy issued on the mutual assessment plan. The contract secured to plaintiff, as beneficiary, the sum of $8,000 in case of the death by accidental means of George W. Corbett, her husband. The complaint contained all allegations essential to a recovery. The answer stated three defenses, as follows, in effect: (1) The defendant is a Nebraska corporation which has never complied with the laws of this state authorizing service of process upon it by…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed March 10, 1908:
MaRshai/l, J.
At the threshold in the consideration of this case is presented the question of whether a defendant can challenge the jurisdiction of the court in which he is cited to appear, upon the ground that the summons in the action was not efficiently served, and failing in that can submit to* a trial upon the merits and in case of an adverse decision can, on appeal, have the benefit of the objection made at the start. 'Counsel for appellant refer to our statute and that of the ■state of Nebraska and decisions in respect to the latter and…
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