United States v. Tarcuanu

BONDY, District Judge.

This is a motion for an order vacating service of the summons in a civil action on the ground that the defendant is a duly accredited vice consul, and in charge of the Royal Consulate General of the kingdom o£ Roumania, in the city of New York. As the summons was served without a complaint, the nature of the action does not appear.

“Consuls, as such, and unless expressly invested with a diplomatic character in addition to their ordinary powers, are not considered as intrusted with authority to represent their sovereign in his intercourse with foreign states, or to…