German American Coffee Co. v. O'Neil

This action is one of a series of actions brought against various directors of the plaintiff corporation for an accounting in equity for misconduct covering the periods when each of them had been directors. A similar action was brought against one William F. Johnston, a resident of Iowa, also a director, and during its pendency he died, and administrators of his estate were appointed by the Iowa court. It was held by this court that the foreign administrators could not be brought before it except by service upon them of a supplemental summons in this state. Under these circumstances the…