Mr. Justice BRADLEY delivered the opinion of the court.
As to the first point raised — to wit, the effect of the proceeding in the Common Pleas at Westminster Hall — it is enough to say that it was wholly without jurisdiction of the person, and whatever validity it may have in England, by virtue of statute law, against property of the defendant there situate, it can have no validity here, even of a primâ facie character. It is simply null.
...Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
- Updated daily.
- Uncompromising quality.
- Complete, Accurate, Current.
