Pooley v. Luco
District Court, S.D. California
This was a foreclosure suit brought by O. Pooley against Juan M. Luco and others. The cause was heard on demurrer to the bill for want of jurisdiction.
1Opinion of the Court
WELLBORN, District Judge.
This is a suit to foreclose a mortgage on lands situated in San Diego county, Southern district of California. One of the defendants, Juan M. Luco, is consul general of the republic of Chile, duly accredited to the government of the United States, and resident at San Francisco, Cal. Said defendant, by demurrer, challenges the jurisdiction of the court, and, in his brief, urges two grounds:
1. That so much of section 687 of the Revised Statutes of the United States as provides that the jurisdiction of the supreme court, in suits to which a consul is a party, shall not…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In Re BaizSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Froment v. DuclosDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1887
3Cited by1 opinion
- State of Florida v. SullivanSupreme Court of Florida · 1928