U.S. Supreme Court

Knowlton v. Watertown, 130 U.S. 327 (1889)

Knowlton v. Watertown

No. 198

Argued March 13, 1889

Decided April 8, 1889

130 U.S. 327

ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED

STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

Syllabus

Amy v. Watertown, No. 2, ante, 130 U. S. 320, affirmed and applied to this case.

In Wisconsin, an action is not commenced for the purpose of stopping the running of the statute of limitations until service of process had been effected or until service had been attempted and followed up by actual service within sixty days or publication within that time.