Legal Opinion

Rubel v. Beaver Falls Cutlery Co.

United States Circuit Court

Decided November 24, 1884Published

Motion to Quash Return of Service.

1Opinion of the CourtBlodgett, J.

This is an action of assumpsit. The defendant is a non-resident corporation, and the return of the marshal on the summons is that he has served the same by reading and delivering a copy thereof to Arthur Brittan, agent of defendant, having been unable to find the president of the defendant company in this district. The defendant entered a special appearance, and moved to quash the return of service on the ground that Brittan, on whom the summons was served as agent of defendant, is not, and was not at the date of *283tbe service, an agent of defendant on whom service of process against defendant…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Harkness v. HydeSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  2. Holton v. DalyIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
  3. Mineral Point Railroad v. KeepIllinois Supreme Court · 1859
  4. Protection Life Insurance v. PalmerIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
  5. Juneau Bank v. McSpedanU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Wisconsin · 1860

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