“ Summarized, the decisions are directly to the effect that the first provision invests each of the District Courts with general jurisdiction of all civil suits between citizens of different states, where the matter in controversy is of the requisite pecuniary value, and that the other provision does not detract from that general jurisdiction, but merely accords to the defendant a personal privilege respecting the venue, or place of suit, which he may assert, or may waive, at his election. ”

“ In ordinary course, when that period expires the defendant either will have appeared generally for the purpose of contesting the merits or by suffering a default will have assented that his adversary's allegations be taken as confessed for the purposes of judgment. In either event the suit will have reached the stage where attention must be given to the merits. In common practice objections to venue are presented and acted upon at an earlier stage ”

“ Answer, No.
Notes
↑ Lee v. Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co., 260 U.S. 653, 655, 43 S.C.t. 230, 67 L. Ed. 443 and cases cited; Peoria & Pekin Union Ry. Co. v. United States, 263 U.S. 528, 535, 536, 44 S.C.t. 194, 68 L. Ed. 427; Panama R. R. Co. v. Johnson, 264 U.S. 375, 383-385, 44 S.C.t. 391, 68 L. Ed. 748; Seaboard Rice Milling Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co., 270 U.S. 363, 365, 46 S.C.t. 247, 70 L. Ed. 633; Great Northern Ry. Co. v. Galbreath Cattle Co., 271 U.S. 99, 102-103, 46 S.C.t. 439, 70 L. Ed. 854.↑ Martin v. Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Co., 151 U.S. 673, 688, 14 S.C.t. ”