Legal Opinion
Mecartney v. Hoover
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 2, 1945No. 8820PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff sought to sue the defendants, individually, and not as government officials, for damages arising out of an alleged illegal arrest and false imprisonment and for defamation of his character. He attempted to serve the summons and complaint on said defendants by service on the United States District Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois by leaving a copy with the assistant United States District Attorney in Chicago. Both defendants live in Washington, D. C.
Defendants appeared specially and moved to set aside the service.
The court granted their motion.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Blank v. BitkerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
- Nesbitt Fruit Products, Inc. v. WallaceDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1936
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- William Rabiolo v. Myron Weinstein, Richard Jordan, Ronald Pontius and Bernard SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- Zuckerman v. McCulleyDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1947
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