Hartford Fire Insurance v. Owen

Owen sued plaintiff in error before a justice of tbe peace in Hillsdale county upon a policy of insurance. The insurance company is a foreign company. The justice issued a short summons, which tbe sheriff returned served on George W. Hoffman, stated in tbe return to be agent of the company. The return made no explanation, but tbe service seems to have been made in another county by tbe sheriff of Hillsdale.

Upon tbe return day a special appearance was put in for the purpose of making objections to the jurisdiction. *442The first objection was against any right to sue a foreign corporation in this…