Ellsworth v. Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Inc.

Plaintiff brought tbis action to recover damages for an alleged libel committed by tbe defendant witbin tbe state of North Dakota. Service of tbe summons and complaint was bad upon a representative of tbe defendant soliciting sales of its law directory in North Dakota. Thereafter tbe defendant, claiming to be a foreign corporation not doing business within tbe state and that tbe person on whom service of summons was made was not its agent witbin tbe requirements of an agency for tbe purpose of service of summons, appeared specially, challenged the jurisdiction of tbe court, and moved that tbe…