CIVIL PROCEDURE — Jurisdiction — Conferment by Parties — Cannot Confer Jurisdiction by Connivance or Acquiescence

Jurisdiction cannot be conferred by party agreement, connivance, acquiescence, or collusion. Lack of jurisdiction is not waivable by any party. The principle applies to all civil proceedings. The rule protects the court's constitutional limits. Parties cannot consent to a court acting without jurisdiction. Jurisdiction is…