Atkinson v. United States Operating Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the distinct court for Houston county to recover $2,625 for false representations in the sale of defendant’s stock.
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Action in the distinct court for Houston county to recover $2,625 for false representations in the sale of defendant’s stock. Defendant appeared specially and moved to set aside the service of the summons and to dismiss the action on the ground that defendant was a foreign corporation, that the person on whom the summons was served was in fact only nominally an officer of the corporation and transacted no business for the corporation, and that the corporation did no business in the state. The motion was heard before Kingsley, J., who denied it. Plaintiff’s motion for an order striking out the…
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
Defendant is incorporated in Maine. Its place of business is in Chicago, Illinois. Its president resides at Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its business is the handling of the agency business of a life insurance company which does no business in Minnesota. This action is brought to recover the price paid for stock of defendant company alleged to have been sold by defendant to plaintiff, the sale having been rescinded by plaintiff for fraudulent representations made by the agent negotiating the sale. Summons was served on the president in this state. Defendant moved to set aside the service of the…
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