Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. v. District Court

We will refer to the parties as they appear in the trial court where the petitioner is defendant, and Paul N. Seiler, one of the respondents, is plaintiff.

The case involves but one question: Was the defendant, an Illinois corporation, at the time alleged in the complaint and at the time it was served with summons in Colorado, doing business in this state so as to subject it to the process of the courts of this state?

The trial court, on hearing a motion to quash the summons, held that the defendant corporation was doing business in this state and was present here for the purpose of personal…