Legal Opinion

Covert v. Clark

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 15, 1877PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Sibley county, L. M. Brown, J., presiding, granting the: motion of defendant Frederick P. Clark, to vacate a judgment obtained by plaintiff, on default, against Frederick P- and Patrick Clark.

1Opinion of the CourtBerry, J.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court for Sibley county, vacating a judgment and proceedings thereunder. . The motion to vacate was founded upon several grounds, all of which were evidently taken solely with reference to their supposed bearing upon the jurisdiction of the court to render the judgment, and solely for the purpose of attacking such jurisdiction. Under these circumstances, the appearance of defendant’s (F. P. Clark’s) •attorney, for the purposes of the motion only, was a special •appearance, which had no effect in curing any objection to the judgment for want of…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Heffner v. GunzSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1882
  2. Garr, Scott & Co. v. SpauldingNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1892
  3. Hayes County v. WilemanNebraska Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Zandstra v. ZandstraAppellate Court of Illinois · 1922
  5. Spencer v. Court of HonorSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913

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