Reports of Cases in Law and Equity, Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa Volume 3

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1857 Excerpt: ... Cooper v. Sunderland. jurisdiction has actually attached, it will not be lost by an irregularity in the mode of exercising it; and every intendment will be made in aid of the validity of the proceedings under it, which will be regarded as equally conclusive with those of courts of superior and general jurisdiction. Note, supra, 847, citing Grignons, Lessee v. Astor, 2 How. 319; Brown v. Wood, 17 Mass. 68; McPherson v. Gunliff, 11 S. & R. 422; Beeves v. Townsend, 2 Zabris. 396; Den v. 0'HalIon, 1 lb. 582; Pierce v. Irish, 31 Maine, 254; Wyman v. Porter, 6 Porter, 219; Samuels v. Findley, 7 Ala. 645; Rey v. Vaughan, 15 lb. 497; Cox v. Davis, 17 lb. 71; Savage v. Benham, lb. 119; Williams v. Sharp, 2 Cart. 101; Small v. Hampstead, 7 Mo. 373; Pendleton v. Pendleton, 12 S. & M. 302; Tryon v. Tryon, 16 Vert. 313; McFarlin v. Stone, 17 lb. 165; Clark v. Holmes, 1 Doug. 390. When, however, the existence of jurisdiction is once shown or admitted, the judgments of superior and inferior tribunals stand on the same footing, and are equally and absolutely conclusive, that is, when not appealed from, or when attacked collaterally. Same note, 820-848, citing Heard v. Shipman, 6 B.arb. 445; Steen v. Bennett, 24 Vert. 303; Farrar v. Olmstead, lb. 123; Lawrence v. Englesby, lb. 42; Wesson v. Chamberlain, 3 Comst. 331; Fort v. Battle, 18 S. & M. 133; Grear v. McLendon, 7 Georg. 362; Williams v. Sharp, 2 Cart. 101; McLean v. Hugarin, 13 Johns. 184; Cunningham v. Bucklin, 8 Cow. 187; Heard v. Shipman, 6 Barb. 621; Clark v. Holmes, 1 Doug. 390; Beeves v. Townsend, 2 Zabris. 396. The next inquiry is, how shall the necessary facts or circumstances conferring jurisdiction, be shown, or appear, in courts of inferior jurisdiction? A good deal of the ambiguity of cases, seems t...