68 N.J. Eq. 249 | New York Court of Chancery | 1904
The bill seeks a decree in the nature of a personal decree against the company which has filed a plea to the jurisdiction, setting up, in substance, that it is a non-resident corporation, not served with process in the suit, and not subject to service of process within the state, and that no decree against it for the relief sought can therefore be made. On filing the plea a separate formal written appearance for the company, “specially for the sole purpose of objecting to the jurisdiction of the court,” was signed and filed by solicitors of the court, but without any special leave or order of the court. The plea is introduced by the statement that the company appears by its officers for the sole purpose of objecting to the jurisdiction of the court, and for no other purpose. Complainant now moves to strike out the special appearance, because it was filed without leave of the