Arrow Lumber & Shingle Co. v. Union Pacific Railroad
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered October lé, 1908, granting defendant’s motion to quash service of summons upon a foreign corporation, after a hearing before the court, in an action for damages.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
The plaintiff below brought this action to recover damages for the improper storage of lumber, at Lincoln, Nebraska. Service was made upon E. E. Ellis, at Seattle. The defendant moved to quash the service, upon the grounds (1) that the summons was not served upon any agent of the defendant company within the state of Washington; (2) that Ellis was not an agent of defendant; (3) that defendant was a foreign corporation, not doing business within the state of Washington, nor had it complied with the laws of this state governing foreign corporations doing, business within this state. Issue being…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Green v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Peterson v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Rich v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1904
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