Bowers v. Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

These three actions were considered together in the lower court. In each defendant appeared “specially and not generally, and for the sole purpose of questioning the jurisdiction of the court over the person of said defendant, and for the purpose of having the pretended service of the summons and complaint on said defendant adjudged null and void and in all things vacated and set aside.” A notice of motion was served in each, supported by petition and affidavit. There was a counter affidavit on behalf of each plaintiff. The motions of defendant were in all things denied, and appeals taken to…