Smith v. Material Service Corp.

Mr. Presiding Justice Burke

delivered the opinion of the court.

The Material Service Corporation, one of the defendants, (hereinafter called the corporation) is now and for many years has been dealing in sand, gravel and other building materials, with its principal office located in Chicago. Defendants, Henry Crown and Irving Crown, have been and are now officers of that corporation. Plaintiff, Leathen D. Smith, is and has been engaged since 1910 in shipbuilding and in boat operations on the Great Lakes. He resides and has his shipyards in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and maintains an office in…