State ex rel. Christensen v. Superior Court

Citations

• 108 Wash. 666

Syllabus

<p>Courts (3, 5) — Venue (4, 5) —Situation of Personal Property. Any superior court of the state has general jurisdiction over the subject-matter of an action to foreclose a lien for the construction of a ship, regardless of the situs of the ship, and notwithstanding Rem. Code, § 204, provides that actions involving the title to any specific personal property shall be commenced in the county in which the property is situated; since the venue may be changed by consent, or the objection waived by a general appearance.</p> <p>Appearance (5)—Effect—Jurisdiction Acquired. In an action to foreclose liens upon a ship, brought in the wrong county, a general appearance and participation in a trial without objecting to the venue precludes any right to question the court’s jurisdiction and creates the same situation as though the party had consented to a change, of venue.</p>