Weber v. Grand Lodge of Kentucky, F. & A. M.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Kentucky. This was an action of unlawful detainer started before a Kentucky justice of the peace and removed, upon diversity of citizenship, into the court below. The defendants in the suit were citizens of Illinois, the plaintiffs a corporation under the laws of the state of Kentucky.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Kentucky. This was an action of unlawful detainer started before a Kentucky justice of the peace and removed, upon diversity of citizenship, into the court below. The defendants in the suit were citizens of Illinois, the plaintiffs a corporation under the laws of the state of Kentucky. The writ was sued out to recover possession of a property known as the “Masonic Theatre,” and its appurtenances, fixtures, etc., situated in Louisville, Ky., and owned by the Grand Lodge. The theatre was leased on August 23, 1903, to…
1Opinion of the CourtLurton, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The jurisdiction over the persons of the plaintiffs in error has been challenged at every step of the litigation, and their appearance has been at all times limited to an appearance solely for the purpose of denying the validity of the notice requiring them to answer to the writ of forcible detainer. This question must be disposed of before the merits of *525the case can be properly considered. The point, shortly stated, is that the constructive notice, by posting a copy of the warrant and notice upon the premises and leaving a copy with a person over 16 years…
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