Puget Sound Machinery Depot v. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp.

CUSHMAN, District Judge.

A number of motions in the two above-entitled causes were heard together. In each the plaintiff sued upon contract in the state court. The defendant removed both causes to this court. The defendant appears specially and moves to quash the service of summons and dismiss, upon the ground that the defendant is not doing business in this state, and was not at the time of service of summons, and upon the further ground that the persons served were not qualified under the law to accept service.

It is contended upon the part of the plaintiff in each suit that defendant has…