Norman v. Pennsylvania Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Stoddard Circuit Court. — Row. J. L. Fort, Judge. (1) The exemplified copy of the record of the proceedings in the case of Sheip & Vandergrift v. Norman, pending in the court of common pleas No. 5 for the county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, which shows that said court was a court of record, having a judge, a clerk, a sheriff and a seal, is conclusive proof that such court is a court of general jurisdiction, and that it had jurisdiction of the…
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Appeal from Stoddard Circuit Court. — Row. J. L. Fort, Judge. (1) The exemplified copy of the record of the proceedings in the case of Sheip & Vandergrift v. Norman, pending in the court of common pleas No. 5 for the county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, which shows that said court was a court of record, having a judge, a clerk, a sheriff and a seal, is conclusive proof that such court is a court of general jurisdiction, and that it had jurisdiction of the subject-matter of the action and of the parties thereto, in the absence of proof to the contrary. Yan Fleet on Collateral Attack,…
1Opinion of the Court
BLAIR, C.
The facts, in so far as they are pertinent to a consideration of the error assigned, are brief.
This is a suit on an insurance policy issued by appellant to respondent covering certain machinery in use in Stoddard county, and “payable to Sheip & Yandergrift as interest may appear.” After loss the amount due on the policy was adjusted, and later this suit was brought.
The answer alleged, among other things, that Sheip & Yandergrift garnished appellant by attachment in the court of common pleas of Philadelphia, that said court had jurisdiction of the garnishment-proceedings and such…
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