Arapahoe State Bank v. Houser
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appbau from a judgment of the circuit court for Buffalo county: G-eokge ThojupsoN, Circuit Judge. Action to recover on a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction in the state of Nebraska. • The claim of the plaintiff is this: March 12, 1912, it commenced an action against defendant in a court of general jurisdiction in Lancaster county, state of Nebraska.
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Appbau from a judgment of the circuit court for Buffalo county: G-eokge ThojupsoN, Circuit Judge. Action to recover on a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction in the state of Nebraska. • The claim of the plaintiff is this: March 12, 1912, it commenced an action against defendant in a court of general jurisdiction in Lancaster county, state of Nebraska. Service of the summons was duly made on, and the court obtained jurisdiction of, said defendant according to the laws of said state of Nebraska, and he appeared by attorneys, in due course, in said action. Such proceedings were…
1Opinion of the CourtMaRshall, J.
This appeal, primarily, must turn on whether the Nebraska court obtained jurisdiction of the person of respondent by the officer, charged with the duty of serving the summons having done so “by delivering a copy of such summons to him, personally.” Appellant contends that the finding in respondent’s favor in respect to that matter is contrary to the clear preponderance of the evidence. If such contention have sufficient support in the record, none of the other matters, discussed in the briefs of counsel, need be considered.
We must view the evidence in respect to the challenged finding in the…
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