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Henry v. SweeneyHenry v. Sweeney

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Nov 12, 1913
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By the court.

Plainly no error is disclosed on this record. The defendant’s contention is ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‍that since the actions are against an executor who did not reside in the county wherein was the district court out of which the writs issued, that ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‍court had no jurisdiction. He did not file seasonably a proper pleading setting out this objection. He waived it by general answers to the merits in each ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‍case more than a year before he filed a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. The district court had jurisdiction of the subject matter of ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‍the actions. It acquired jurisdiction of the person of the defendant through his answer to the merits of the actions. Brown v. Webber, 6 Cush. 560, 564, and cases there reviewed. Bishop v. Donnell, 171 ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‍Mass. 563, 566. McManus v. Thing, 208 Mass. 55, 58.

Order overruling defendant’s motion to dismiss affirmed with costs.

Case Details

Case Name: Henry v. Sweeney
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Nov 12, 1913
Citations: 103 N.E. 85; 216 Mass. 112
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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