McFadden v. Mid-States Manufacturing Corp.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

Plaintiff, Roy A. McFadden (appellant), filed his petition in the district court of Sedgwick county, seeking recovery of damages for an alleged breach of contract against Mid-States Manufacturing Corporation, Inc., sole defendant (appellee), a Kansas corporation with principal and registered offices at Pittsburg, Crawford county. On the same day, plaintiff caused a written praecipe for summons to be filed, directing the clerk of the court to issue summons to or for the defendants, “Bill Hubbard, General Manager, Mid-States Manufacturing…