McBride v. Grand de Tour Plow Co.

The first question for determination in this cause is that of jurisdiction over the (3rand de Tour Row Company, a corporation created under the laws of the state of Illinois. The company appeared in the cause, filed an answer to the merits, has taken testimony, and now, upon the final hearing, not by a plea to the jurisdiction, but by a mere suggestion of counsel, seeks to question the jurisdiction of the court upon the theory that it cannot be sued in a district other than that of its r-esidence. Counsel cites authorities in support of the well-recognized principle that consent of parties…