State of New Jersey v. the State of New York
Supreme Court of the United States
Together with the alias subpoena, there was served on the. acting governor of the. state, ot New York, in the hianner before stated, a notice signed by the solicitor for the complainants, in. the following terms: “ To Enos T. Throop, Esquire, governor of the state of New York.
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Together with the alias subpoena, there was served on the. acting governor of the. state, ot New York, in the hianner before stated, a notice signed by the solicitor for the complainants, in. the following terms: “ To Enos T. Throop, Esquire, governor of the state of New York. “ A bill having been filed on the equity side of the supréme court of the United States, by the state of New Jersey against the people of the state ^ of New York, a copy whereof, with the usual and regular process of subpoena to appear and answer the said bill, having been diily served, upon you, and you having failed…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court: This is not like .the case of several defendants, where ;a service on one might be gopd, though not bn another. Here the.service prescribed .by the rule is to be on the governor, and on the attorney general. ' A service on one is not sufficient to entitle the court to proceed.
Upon an application by the counsel for the state of New Jersey, that a day might be.assigned to'argue the question'of the jurisdiction.of this court to proceed in the case, tli'e court said they'had'no difficulty in assigning a day. It might bé as well to give notice to the state.of New York, as they might…
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