Big Vein Coal Co. of W. Va. v. Read
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of a Circuit Court of the United States to issue an order of attachment in a case where no personal service could.be had upon the defendant and wherein there was no personal appearance to the action, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
This case involves the jurisdiction of a Circuit Court of the United States to issue an order of attachment in a case where no personal service could be had upon the'defendant and wherein there was no personal appearance to the action.
The case was begun in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of West Virginia to recover in debt upon certain promissory notes. A summons, was issued against the defendant, Benjamin H. Read, trading as Lynah & Read, and return was made by the marshal that the writ had not been served, as defendant was not found in his district.…
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