| Arkansas. Supreme Court - 1851 - 860 pages
...192. 1 TV. Hamp. 242.) By the comity of nations foreign judgments may be enforced where it appears that the court had jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the person or thing acted on. (Story Conf. of Laics, 450,451, 454.) By the constitution of the United States and... | |
| Oliver Lorenzo Barbour, New York (State). Supreme Court - 1849 - 706 pages
...specifically stated. A mere averment of jurisdiction is not sufficient. The court must be shown to have had jurisdiction of the subject matter, and of the person of the defendant Barnes v. Harris. A declaration which omits to state any of the proceedings before the justice intermediate... | |
| Nathan Howard (Jr.) - 1857 - 630 pages
...desires to pursue the form prescribed by the Code, (§ 161,) instead of the common-law mode, to show that the court had jurisdiction of the subject matter, and of the person of the defendant, he most allege substantially, if not literally, the language of the Code — that is, that the judgment... | |
| Illinois. Supreme Court - 1913 - 708 pages
...remedial contempt, to assess a fine and enter a judgment for a definite term of imprisonment, still, if the court had jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the person of the defendant, its judgment would, at most, be merely erroneous and not void. 4. SAME — proceeding for civil contempt... | |
| Illinois. Supreme Court - 1918 - 720 pages
...county jail by the sheriff under authority and by virtue of said judgments. The county court undoubtedly had jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the person of the defendant therein, William C. Robbins. This is not disputed by respondents. Their real contention is, that the... | |
| Nevada. Supreme Court - 1874 - 470 pages
...the question was properly before us, it appearing upon the face of the commitment that the justice's court had jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the person of petitioner; and requested authorities, if any could be found, where courts or judges had under a writ... | |
| Nevada. Supreme Court - 1874 - 468 pages
...the question was properly before us, it appearing upon the face of the commitment that the justice's court had jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the person of petitioner; and requested authorities, if any could be found, where courts or judges had under a writ... | |
| Illinois. General Assembly. House of Representatives - 1874 - 716 pages
...which fraud may be prevented, aud the interest of the Suite properly guarded ill the future. The House had jurisdiction of the subject matter, and of the person of the petitioner, ami it adjudged him guilty of a contempt, ordered his imprisonment, the Speaker issued... | |
| Michigan. Supreme Court, Samuel Townsend Douglass - 1878 - 598 pages
...voidable only." I cite this case to support the position I have laid down, that, if the judge of probate had jurisdiction of the subject matter, and of the person of the minor, *Thomas Palmer, any error committed [480] by him in determining the question whether he was... | |
| California. Supreme Court - 1882 - 796 pages
...that she was incapable in law of contracting the debt for which the judgment was rendered. The fact that the Court had jurisdiction of the subject matter, and of the person of the defendant, is sufficient to establish the validity of the judgment until reversed or set aside. (Moore v. Martin,... | |
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