Smith v. Finance Co. of America

Under the provisions of C. S., 1137, where a corporation having property or doing business in this State, whether incorporated under its laws or not, has failed to have an officer or agent in this State upon whom service of process in an action begun in a court of this State against such corporation may be served, such process may be served on the Secretary of State by leaving a copy of the process with him. In such case the Secretary of State is required by the statute to mail the copy to the president, secretary, or other officer of the corporation, upon whom, if he was a resident of this…