Legal Opinion
Davis v. Farmers Co-Operative Equity Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 21, 1923No. 270PublishedCited by 232 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
A statute of Minnesota (Laws 1913, c. 218, p. 274; General Statutes, 1913, § 7735) provides that:
“Any foreign corporation having an agent in this state for the solicitation of freight and passenger traffic or either thereof over its lines outside of this state, may be served' with summons by delivering a copy thereof to such agent.”
Whether this statute, as construed and applied, violates the Federal Constitution is the only question for decision.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company is a Kansas corporation engaged in interstate…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Green v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Kane v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co. v. McKibbinSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- New England Divisions CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
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3Cited by232 opinions
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- Eastman Kodak Co. v. Southern Photo Materials Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
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