National Accident Society v. Spiro

The Chief Justice :

This is a certificate from the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth- Circuit, propounding, after a preliminary statement, the following question:

“ Does a defendant by filing a petition in a state court for removal of the cause to the United States court, in general terms, unaccompanied by a plea in abatement, and without specifying or restricting the purpose of his appearance, thereby waive objection to the jurisdiction of the court for' want of' sufficient service of the summons ? ”

For the reasons given and on the authorities cited in the case of Wabash Western Railway…