Israelite House of David v. Hansel

The Israelite House of David, a voluntary association, commenced an action in trespass on the case against Walter M. Nelson and many other defendants. The declaration avers a conspiracy by and between defendants to slander, defame and blackmail plaintiff, and sets forth certain claimed collusive acts of defendants in furtherance of such conspiracy. Defendant Nelson, for himself and perhaps other of the defendants, filed a motion—

“to dismiss this cause and to quash all services of processes and papers in this cause for the following reasons.

“(1) Because this court has no jurisdiction of the…