Simbraw, Inc. v. United States

OFINION OF THE COURT

The sole question in this appeal as stated by the attorney at law representing appellant corporation is “Must a corporation, to litigate its rights in a court of law, employ an attorney at law to appear for it and represent it in the court or courts before whom its rights need to be adjudicated?” As appellant’s brief states, “Plaintiff attempted to represent itself by its President, Walter T. Savoye, Sr.” The unequivocal answer to the above question is Yes.

The basic statute is 28 U.S.C. § 1654 which reads:

“Appearance personally or by counsel

In all courts of the United…