Ross v. Western Land & Irrigation Co.
District Court, S.D. Iowa
At Law. Action by George A. Ross against the Western Land & Irrigation Company and another. On motion to quash service of summons and dismiss.
1Opinion of the Court
WADE, District Judge.
In this action, the principal defendant, a Wyoming corporation, was served with original notice or summons by service upon W. H. Harwood, designated in the return of the officer as secretary of said company. Service was made in the city of Des Moines, Iowa, where the company prior to March, 1913, had an office and transacted most of its business; substantially all its officers residing in the city of Des Moines. Defendant files a motion to quash and dismiss, supported by affidavits, claiming that at the time of said service the said W. H. Harwood was not the secretary of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Badger v. United States Ex Rel. BollesSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Venner v. Denver Union Water Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1907
- Evarts v. Killingworth Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1850
- Barnes v. SeligmanNew York Supreme Court · 1890
- Noble v. EulerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
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- Schuckman v. RubensteinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1947