McLeod v. Trusler Grain Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hopkins, J.:

The question presented here is whether the district court .has jurisdiction of a corporation sued in a county other than where its principal office is located. The trial court held in the affirmative and defendant appeals, raising the one question that the court was without jurisdiction. The facts are substantially these:

The petition recited that the defendant is a corporation existing under the laws of Kansas, having its principal place of business at Emporia, Lyon county, but at the present time has a branch office *120in the New England…