Henrietta Mining & Milling Co. v. Johnson
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. This was an action instituted by Johnson in the district court of Yavapai County, Arizona, to obtain a judgment against, and to establish a lien upon, the property of the Mining Company, an Illinois corporation, for work and labor done and material furnished, and to fix the priority of such lien over certain other lienholders who were also made defendants.
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APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. This was an action instituted by Johnson in the district court of Yavapai County, Arizona, to obtain a judgment against, and to establish a lien upon, the property of the Mining Company, an Illinois corporation, for work and labor done and material furnished, and to fix the priority of such lien over certain other lienholders who were also made defendants. The plaintiff, in an affidavit annexed to the complaint, made oath that “ H. N. Palmer is the general manager of the said Henrietta Mining and Milling Company, and in charge of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice BrowN
The affidavit of the plaintiff, and. the return of the sheriff, each stated that Palmer was the general manager of the company. No evidence to the contrary was introduced, and the fact must therefore be assumed upon this record.
As the judgment of the district court was modified by the Supreme Court, it became simply a personal judgment against the company, and the only question presented is whether the service of a summons upon the general manager of the company was, under the laws of Arizona, a sufficient service upon the company itself.
Our attention is called to several sections of the…
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