State ex rel. Alaska Pacific Navigation Co. v. Superior Court

J. E. Peterson began an action against the relator alleging that the Standard Gas Engine Company, a California corporation, entered into a contract with the relator to furnish engines and machinery, and, after performing its part of the contract, the relator failed to pay a balance due thereunder, and that the account had been assigned to Peterson for the sole purpose of collection. The relator made application to the superior court for a stay of proceedings until the Standard Gas Engine Company should enter its appearance and submit to the jurisdiction of the court, in order to “adjudicate…