Groel v. United Electric Co.
New Jersey Court of Chancery
On motion to strike out special appearance and plea to jurisdiction filed by the United Gas Improvement Company, one of the defendants.
1Opinion of the Court
Emery, V. C.
The bill seeks a decree in the nature of a personal decree against the company which has filed a plea to the jurisdiction, setting up, in substance, that it is a non-resident corporation, not served with process in the suit, and not subject to service of process within the state, and that no decree against it for the relief sought can therefore be made. On filing the plea a separate formal written appearance for the company, “specially for the sole purpose of objecting to the jurisdiction of the court,” was signed and filed by solicitors of the court, but without any special leave…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Eldred v. BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- The State of New Jersey v. The People of the State of the YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- Gardner v. BarkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1815
- Blake v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1810
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- Standard, C., Mfg. Co. v. American Salpa Corp.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1933