Gracie v. Palmer

Supreme Court

Gracie v. Palmer

21 U.S. 699, 5 L. Ed. 719, 8 Wheat. 699, 1823 U.S. LEXIS 300

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

DecidedMarch 14, 1823

StatusPublished

Cited by47 cases

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Gracie v. Palmer, 21 U.S. 699, 5 L. Ed. 719, 8 Wheat. 699, 1823 U.S. LEXIS 300 (1823).

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Mabshall, Ch. J.,

stated, that the uniform construction, under the clause of the act referred to, had been, that it was not necessary to aver, on the record, that the defendant was an inhabitant of the district or found therein. That *it was sufficient, if the court appeared to have jurisdiction, by the citizenship or alienage of the parties. The exemption from arrest in a district in which the defendant was not an inhabitant, or in which he was not found, at the time of serving the process, was the privilege of the defendant, which he might waive by a voluntary appearance. That if process was returned by the marshal, as served upon him within the district, it was sufficient; and that where the defendant voluntarily appeared in the court below, without taking the exception, it was an admission of the service, and a waiver of any further inquiry into the matter.

Motion denied.

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Mabshall, Ch. J.,

stated, that the uniform construction, under the clause of the act referred to, had been, that it was not necessary to aver, on the record, that the defendant was an inhabitant of the district or found therein. That *it was sufficient, if the court appeared to have jurisdiction, by the citizenship or alienage of the parties. The exemption from arrest in a district in which the defendant was not an inhabitant, or in which he was not found, at the time of serving the process, was the privilege of the defendant, which he might waive by a voluntary appearance. That if process was returned by the marshal, as served upon him within the district, it was sufficient; and that where the defendant voluntarily appeared in the court below, without taking the exception, it was an admission of the service, and a waiver of any further inquiry into the matter.

Motion denied.

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21 U.S. 699, 5 L. Ed. 719, 8 Wheat. 699, 1823 U.S. LEXIS 300, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/gracie-v-palmer-scotus-1823.

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