Grover & Baker Sewing MacHine Co. v. Radcliffe
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND. This was an action brought in the Circuit Court of Cecil County, Maryland, by the Grover and' Baker Sewing Machine Company against James Benge and John Benge, who were then citizens of Delaware, by summons and attachment on warrant, which was served on William P. Kadcliffe as garnishee. Badcliffé filed pleas on behalf of the Benges according to the Maryland practice, putting the validity of the judgment in issue.
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ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND. This was an action brought in the Circuit Court of Cecil County, Maryland, by the Grover and' Baker Sewing Machine Company against James Benge and John Benge, who were then citizens of Delaware, by summons and attachment on warrant, which was served on William P. Kadcliffe as garnishee. Badcliffé filed pleas on behalf of the Benges according to the Maryland practice, putting the validity of the judgment in issue. The declaration was in these words: “ This suit is instituted to recover the sum of twenty-three hundred dollars from the…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller
The Maryland Circuit Court arrived at its conclusion upon the ground that the statute of Pennsylvania relied on did not authorize the prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of that State to enter the judgment; and the Court of Appeals of Maryland reached the same result upon the ground that the judgment ivas void as against John Benge, because the court rendering it had acquired no jurisdiction over his person.
It is settled that notwithstanding the provision of the Constitution of the United States, which declares that “ full faith and credit shall be given in each State to the public…
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