Kading v. Waters
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $1,271.19 damages sustained in transportation of two carloads of fruit. Defendants appeared specially and obtained an order requiring plaintiff to show cause why their motion to set aside the service of the summons and dismiss the action for want of jurisdiction should not be granted. From an order, Fish, J., denying their motion for an order setting aside the service of the summons, defendants appealed'.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
This action was brought to recover damages for the alleged negligence on the part of defendants, receivers of the Pere Marquette Railroad Company, in the transportation of certain fruit delivered to them for shipment from Benton Harbor in the state of Michigan, to points in this state. The railroad company is a Michigan corporation, and is being operated by defendants as receivers under appointment by the Federal court of the district of that state. The summons was served upon one of their soliciting agents then present in this state. The defendants appeared specially and moved for an order…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Great Western Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Farris v. Receivers of Richmond & Danville RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1894
- Cabanne v. GrafSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Ennest v. Pere Marquette RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1913
- Ihlan v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
3Cited by3 opinions
- Anderson v. ScandrettDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1937
- McNeill & Scott Co. v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
- Traders Trust Co. v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920