Brown v. Hughes

JOHN W. MURPHY, District Judge.-.

Defendant, a West Virginia administratrix acting through her counsel, appearing specially, moves to dismiss plaintiff’s action because the court has not acquired jurisdiction of her person, Following her husband’s instant death as owner-driver of an automobile in a collision on a highway in this district, defendant was appointed administratrix of his estate by a West Virginia court, Thereafter, appearing only through counsel, an action was filed in this district 1 to recover for the wrongful death from James Neary of Pennsylvania, driver of the other car.…