Hohorst v. Hamburg-Amer. Packet Co.

Citations

• 38 F. 273
• 1889 U.S. App. LEXIS 2126

Syllabus

<p>1. Federar Courts — Circuit Courts — Jurisdiction—In what District Ac tion SnouLD re Brought.</p> <p>A steam-ship company, incorporated under the laws of, and having its.principal office in, a European country, between which and the port of Sew York city its vessels ply, and whose piers for the lading and unlading of its cargoes are in How Jersey, where its office for the transaction of its industrial operations in America is kept, but whose financial and monetary operations are conducted at the office of its agents in New York city, which office it advertises as its New York office, is not suable in New York under act Cong. March 3,1887, § 1, requiring actions to be brought in the district of which the defendant is an “inhabitant. ”</p> <p>2. Appearance — Special Appearance.</p> <p>If, after a defendant files ageneral notice of appearance, the bill is amended so that a demurrer thereto for want of jurisdiction will no longer lie, he will be permitted to amend his general notice to make it special only, unless the complainant will stipulate to withdraw his amended bill, and proceed on the original.</p>