Lamb v. Finch

On May 25, 1908, plaintiffs filed their petition and precipe for summons in the district court for Perkins county. On the same day summons was issued and delivered to the sheriff for service. On May 28 the summons was served upon defendant Edwin A. Finch. Defendant appeared specially and objected to the jurisdiction of the court over the person of defendant for the reasons: (1) That defendant is a resident of the state of Colorado; and was not within Perkins county nor the state of Nebraska at the time that the petition was filed; (2) that he was not in the said county or state at the time…