Case: NATIONAL ACCIDENT SOCIETY v. SPIRO
Abbreviation: National Accident Society v. Spiro
Decision Date: 1896-11-30
Docket Number: No. 460
Citation: 164 U.S. 281
Volume: 164
Reporter: United States Reports
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: NATIONAL ACCIDENT SOCIETY v. SPIRO.
Judges: Mr. Justice Brewer and Mr. Justice Peokham dissented.
Pages: 281–281

Head Matter:
NATIONAL ACCIDENT SOCIETY v. SPIRO.
certificate from the circuit court of appeals for the SIXTH CIRCUIT.
No. 460.
Submitted April 27, 1896.
Decided November 30, 1896.
A defendant, by filing a petition in a state court for removal of the cause to the United States court, in general terms, unaccompanied by a plea in abatement, and without specifying or restricting the purpose of his appearance, does not thereby waive' objection to the jurisdiction of the court for want of sufficient service of the summons.
The case is stated in the opinion.
Mr. II. D. Me Burney for plaintiff in error.
Mr. Henry II. Ingersoll for defendant in error.

Opinion:
The Chief Justice :
This is a certificate from the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth- Circuit, propounding, after a preliminary statement, the following question:
" Does a defendant by filing a petition in a state court for removal of the cause to the United States court, in general terms, unaccompanied by a plea in abatement, and without specifying or restricting the purpose of his appearance, thereby waive objection to the jurisdiction of the court for' want of' sufficient service of the summons ? "
For the reasons given and on the authorities cited in the case of Wabash Western Railway v. Brow, ante, 271, the question must be answered in the negative.
Certificate accordingly.
Mr. Justice Brewer and Mr. Justice Peokham dissented.