Kansas Bd. of Regents v. Skinner

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• party did not acquiesce to personal jurisdiction when she properly challenged the court's lack of personal jurisdiction in her answer, by a motion for summary judgment, and in jury instructions
• parties cannot confer subject matter jurisdiction by consent, waiver, or estoppel
• fact that a party has actual knowledge of the pendency and the nature of an action is not a substitute for service; notice or knowledge must come from service of process, or there must be a valid waiver
• fact that a party has actual knowledge of the pendency and the nature of an action is not a substitute for service; notice or knowledge must come from service of process, or there must be a valid waiver

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