Universal Life Insurance v. Bachus
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas. This suit was instituted "by the appellee against the appellant to recover on a policy of insurance on her husband’s life. The declaration did not allege that the plaintiff was a resident of this State, nor that the cause of action had arisen in this State. The affidavit to the account filed with the declaration purported to have been made by the plaintiff before a notary public in the city of Washington.
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Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas. This suit was instituted "by the appellee against the appellant to recover on a policy of insurance on her husband’s life. The declaration did not allege that the plaintiff was a resident of this State, nor that the cause of action had arisen in this State. The affidavit to the account filed with the declaration purported to have been made by the plaintiff before a notary public in the city of Washington. The defendant demurred to the declaration. The demurrer was overruled, with leave to the defendant tó plead over, which it did, as stated in the…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
It seems to have been the purpose of the defendant in this suit to set up the defence that the Court of Common Pleas had no jurisdiction over the case or cause of action, under that clause of section 211 of the Act of 1868, eh. *31471, which declares that suits against foreign corporations exercising franchises in this State may be brought in any of the Courts of this State, 1st, “by a resident of this State for any cause of action,” 2nd, “and by a plaintiff not a resident of this State when the cause of action has arisen, or the subject of the action shall be situated in this State.” This clause…
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