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KNOWLTON V. WATERTOWN, 130 U. S. 327 (1889)
130 U. S. 327U.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.