Bucurenciu v. Ramba

The sole question here presented, as we view it, is whether the general denial of Cohen challenged the jurisdiction of the court over his person, and therefore whether he may be held to have challenged such jurisdiction at his first opportunity. We do not believe tbe fact that he did not file his answer within rule and therefore was required to obtain leave to file the general denial answer is of itself sufficient to in any way change the status of the defendant with reference to having entered his appearance, since the leave was not to plead generally, but was to file the particular answer…