Morris & Co. v. Skandinavia Ins.

SPARKS, Circuit Judge.

This action was brought by appellant upon a marine insurance policy to recover for a loss sustained by fire of a cargo of meat shipped from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Havana, Cuba. The action was instituted in the circuit court of Sangamon county, Illinois. Upon petition of appellee under a special limited appearance, the cause was transferred to the District Court on the ground of diversity of citizenship. There a plea to the jurisdiction was sustained and judgment was entered quashing the summons and purported service, abating the action, and dismissing it for lack of…