· 1/4/1937
Employers Reinsurance Corp. v. Bryant
Citations
- 299 U.S. 374
- 57 S. Ct. 273
- 81 L. Ed. 289
- 1937 U.S. LEXIS 2
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding a Rule 12(b)(6) motion in abeyance until resolution of pending personal jurisdiction challenge
- “[T]he requirement of proper service of process ‘is not some mindless technicality.’”
- “[T]he requirement of proper service of process ‘is not some mindless technicality.’”
- personal jurisdiction “is an essential element of the jurisdiction of a district (formerly circuit) court as a federal court, and that in the absence of this element the court is powerless to proceed to an adjudication.”
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Judges: Van Devanter, Stone
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