Williamson Law Book Co. v. Midland National Holding Corp.

The defendant is a foreign corporation. The verification of the answer was made in this State by the secretary and treasurer of the corporation and the answer was returned as insufficient. Judgment was entered as in default and this motion is to open the default.

The verification is sufficient. It was made in this State by an officer of the corporation. It might have been made by an agent or attorney having personal knowledge of the material facts. (Rules Civ. Prac. rule 99.) That rule provides that the verification of a foreign corporation “ may ” be made in that way. It does not exclude a…