SpecialAppearancevs.
GeneralAppearance
1.Ifadefendantbyhisappearanceinsistsonlyuponobjectionthatheisnotincourtforwantof
jurisdictionoverhispersonandconfineshisappearanceforthatpurposeonly,hehasmadea
specialappearance,butifheraisesanyotherquestion,orasksanyreliefwhichcanonlybe
granteduponhypothesisthatcourthadjurisdictionofhisperson,hehasmadeageneral
appearance.BankofAmericaNat.Trust&Sav.Assnv.Harrah,248P.2d814,815
2.Whileaspecialappearancemaybemadetoattackcourtsjurisdictionoverdefendants
person,joiningtherewithofattackonplaintiffsaffidavitrendersappearanceageneral
appearancewaivingallobjectionstosuchjurisdiction.Sowlv.UnionPac.R.Co.,72F.Supp.
542,543
3.Adefendant,whofilesananswertothemeritsorinanymannerattacksplaintiffscase,
thereby,makesageneralappearance,andgivesthecourtfulljurisdictionoverthepersonof
suchdefendant.JeffersonParkRealtyCorp.v.KelleyGlover&Vale,12N.E.2d977,979
4.Avoluntaryappearancewherebyadefendantobtainsanextensionoftimeinwhichtoplead
isageneralappearance.Youngbloodv.Bright,91S.E.2d559,561
5.Aspecialappearancebydefendantforpurposeoffilingamotiontodismissrestrainingorder
andbilltoenjoincollectionofjudgmentdidnotconstituteageneralappearance.McFarlanev.
McFarlane,293N.W.895,897
6.Ifanappearancebeforpurposeofobjectingtojurisdictionofcourtandisconfinedsolelyto
suchquestion,appearanceisspecial,butanyactionofdefendant,excepttoobjectto
jurisdictionwhichrecognizestheactionasincourt,willamounttoageneralappearance.
Guthriev.ThrelkeldCo.,192P.2d307,308
7.Ageneralappearancemaybeenteredbymakingamotion,byfilingananswer,andinother
ways.Welterv.BowmanDairyCo.,47N.E.2d739,744
8.Wheredefendantfiledananswer,itmadeageneralappearance,andthusconferred
jurisdictionofthecourtoveritselffromthedateoftheappearance.Hartv.Rigler,295N.W.308,
310
9.Ageneraldemurrer,filedwithoutprotestationisageneralappearance.PacificSellingCo.v.
AlbrightPriorCo.,59S.E.468,469
10.Anappearancemadeonlyforthepurposeofmovingtodismissanactionononeofthe
groundsspecifiedinsectionofCodeofCivilProceduresismadeonlyonthehypothesisthatthe
partyisnotproperlybeforethecourtandisaspecialappearance.Frohmanv.Bonelli,204
P.2d890,893
11.Apartywhoappearsforthepurposeofapplyingtohaveproceedingssetasideforwantof
jurisdictionwaivesnothingbysuchappearance.McCaslinv.Camp,26Mich.390,391
12.Apartysappearancewithastatementthatheappearedspeciallyisaspecial
appearance,thoughnoobjectiontothejurisdictionwasspecified.Marrv.Cook,111N.W.116,
117
13.Aspecialappearanceisanappearanceforthepurposeofobjectingtothejurisdiction,to
theproof,ortosomeotherspecificmatter,withoutsubmittingtothejurisdictionofthecourtas
toanyothermatter.NationalFurnaceCo.v.MolineMalleableIronWorks,18F.863,864
14.Aspecialappearancemustbemadeforpurposeofurgingjurisdictionalobjectionsonly
andmustbeconfinedtoadenialofjurisdiction.Blakev.UnionIns.Exchange,46N.E.2d141,
142
15.Anappearanceforanypurposeotherthanquestioningthejurisdictionofthecourtis
generalandnotspecialnotwithstandingthattheappearanceisaccompaniedbytheclaim
thattheappearanceisonlyspecial.TheUcayali,47F.Supp.203,206
16.Ademandforacopyofthecomplaintconstitutesneitherageneralappearancenora
specialappearance.Lislev.Palmer,29N.Y.S.2d975,976
17.Partydesiringtochallengejurisdictionoverhispersonwaivesspecialappearanceand
entersgeneralappearance,bycallingintoactionpowersofcourtoversubjectmatterof
controversy.ApplicationofGoorich,68P.2d597
18.Theappearanceofanattorneyforthesolepurposeofmovingtodismisstheactionfor
irregularitiesintheproceedingsisaspecialappearance,andtherighttodismissmaybe
insistedon.Woodardv.TriStateMillingCo.,55S.E.70,71
19.Anappearanceisspecialwhenitssolepurposeistoquestioncourtsjurisdiction.Behrv.
Duling,260N.W.281
20.Appearanceforsolepurposeofchallengingjurisdictionoverpersonisspecialappearance.
Robinsonv.Glover,244N.W.322,323
