Isett v. Stuart

Citations

• 80 Ill. 404

Syllabus

<p>1. Jurisdiction—of circuit court. Circuit courts in this State have general jurisdiction of all cases at law and in equity, without regard to the origin of the right or source of title.</p> <p>2. Same—cases arising under Bankrupt Act. The Stale courts have jurisdiction to aid in the enforcement of the bankrupt laws of the United States, and may set aside a conveyance or mortgage made fraudulent by such laws, at the suit of the assignee in bankruptcy.</p> <p>3. Same—under acts of Congress. In cases affecting the rights of individuals under the laws relating to the sale of the public lands, the laws relating to patents and copyrights, and in many other cases determining the ownership of property or rights under contracts, it is indispensable that the State courts shall ascertain and determine what the rights of the parlies are, as defined by the acts of Congress under which they originate.</p> <p>4. Bankruptcy—-jurisdiction of the person. On the petition of all the members of a partnership, except one, to have the firm declared bankrupt, the only service on the partner refusing to join in the petition was a personal service made in another State, and beyond the jurisdiction of the court in which the proceedings were had: Held, that the court acquired no jurisdiction over such partner, and the adjudication as to him was void.</p> <p>5. Process—where it nnwy he served. The process of a court has vitality, and may be enforced anywhere within its jurisdiction, but beyond this it has no vitality, and a service beyond the jurisdiction of the court confers no jurisdiction over the person of the defendant.</p>