Legal Opinion
Albachten v. Corbett
District Court, S.D. California
Decided October 21, 1957No. 1150PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYRNE, District Judge.
The Albachtens filed a complaint (which they denominated a “petition”) seeking to quash summonses directed to certain persons other than themselves.
Corbett filed an answer and then moved to dismiss upon the ground that the complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
A summons is a process notifying the person to whom it is directed that he must appear on the day designated therein and thereupon make answer to claims or give testimony or produce certain books, papers or other data. It is personal to the person to whom it is directed and strangers…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of the United States v. SaftlasDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1940
- Gaynor v. Metals Reserve Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1948
- Ginsburg v. Standard Oil Co. of New JerseyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1945
- McLaughlin v. Curtis Pub. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1943
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Drewett v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1975
- Sorin v. BOARD OF ED., ETC.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1978
- Sun Microsystems, Inc. v. Hynix Semiconductor Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 2007
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