Legal Opinion

Earle v. McVeigh

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided February 14, 1876No. 131PublishedCited by 100 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clifford

Due notice to the defendant is essential t<? the jurisdiction of all courts, as sufficiently appears from the -well-known legal maxim, that no one shall be condemnéd in his person or property without notice, and an opportunity to be heard in his defence. Nations v. Johnson, 24 How. 203.

Such notice may be actual or constructive, as prescribed by law. Where actual notice is required, personal service, in a legal manner, of due process, ‘is a compliance with the requirement ; and, in cases where constructive notice is allowed, the duty of the moving party is fulfilled if he complies in every…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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  3. Borden v. FitchNew York Supreme Court · 1818
  4. Boswell's Lessee v. OtisSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
  5. Hollingsworth v. BarbourSupreme Court of the United States · 1830

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  3. Sara A. Karlsson v. Baruch RabinowitzCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
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