Smithson v. Roneo, Ltd.
District Court, E.D. New York
At Law. Action by William C. Smithson against Roneo, Limited.
1Opinion of the Court
CHATFIELD, District Judge.
[1] The defendant is a corporation of Great Britain. It can be sued in a United States court only in a district where it can be validly served. In re Louisville Underwriters, 134 U. S. 488, 10 Sup. Ct. 587, 33 L. Ed. 991; In re Hohorst, 150 U. S. 653, 14 Sup. Ct. 221, 37 L. Ed. 1211; Barrow Steamship Co. v. Kane, 170 U. S. 100, 18 Sup. Ct. 526, 42 L. Ed. 964.
[2] The right to object to the place of suit (or any defect in service) can be waived, as the United States District Courts generally have jurisdiction or power of removal over any case between an alien and a…
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- Peterson v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- In Re HohorstSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Fitzgerald & Mallory Construction Co. v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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