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Cox v. Railway Conductors' Co-operative Protective Ass'n

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided December 22, 1916No. Docket No. 80PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Error to Wayne; Van Zile, J. Assumpsit by Samuel P. Cox against the Railway Conductors’ Co-operative Protective Association for the amount of a judgment rendered in a Missouri court-judgment for defendant on a directed verdict. Plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.

This action was commenced December 11, 1914, in the circuit court for Wayne county to recover a claim for $680.60, based upon a judgment for that amount rendered in favor of plaintiff and against defendant in the circuit court for Grundy county, Mo., on October 7, 1914. The judgment here appealed from was rendered for defendant upon a directed verdict, on the ground that the Missouri court was without jurisdiction to render the judgment relied upon because no valid service of process from that court was ever made upon defendant; the person upon whom service was attempted not being its…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commercial Mutual Accident Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  2. State v. United States Mutual Accident Ass'nWisconsin Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Hagerman v. Empire Slate Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1881
  4. Farrow v. Railway Conductors' Co-operative Protective Ass'nMichigan Supreme Court · 1914
  5. Marshall v. R. M. Owen & Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1912

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Pembleton v. Illinois Commercial Men's Ass'nIllinois Supreme Court · 1919
  2. Michner Plating Company v. Davis Drilling Company, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1968

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