Legal Opinion

Ellis v. Georgia Marble Co.

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided July 15, 1950PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett

The question presented by this appeal is whether or not nonresident defendants may be properly brought into the jurisdiction of this State under our substituted service statute, Code Section 8671, by service on the Secretary of State for an accident which happened to the plaintiff after the nonresident vehicle had arrived at its designation in this State and was being unloaded by the plaintiff, a servant of the consignee of the goods to be unloaded, and an employee of the nonresident who transported the goods here.

To the declaration filed in this cause the respective defendants, defendants in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Brauer MacHine & Supply Co. Ex Rel. Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. Parkhill Truck Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1943
  2. Pawloski v. HessMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
  3. Producers' & Refiners' Corp. v. Illinois Cent. R.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1934

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Dixie Feed & Seed Co. v. ByrdCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1963
  2. Kohanovich v. YoureeSupreme Court of Delaware · 1959
  3. Bertrand v. WildsTennessee Supreme Court · 1955
  4. Tabor v. Mason Dixon Lines, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1953
  5. McDonald v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954

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