Legal Opinion

Video Engineering Co. v. Foto-Video Electronics, Inc.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided April 24, 1967No. Record 6394PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFAnson, J.

The question presented for our decision is whether compliance with the domestication statute by a foreign corporation transacting business in this State after it has commenced an attachment proceeding is sufficient to enable it to continue the action. Code § 13.1-119.

On October 24, 1961, plaintiff, Video Engineering Company, Inc., a Maryland corporation, filed a petition for an attachment of certain electronic equipment found in Arlington county, Virginia, belonging to defendant, Foto-Video Electronics, Inc., a New Jersey corporation. Plaintiff’s claim was based on a contract, made by the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  3. G. Heileman Brewing Co. v. PeimeislSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
  4. J. Walter Thompson Co. v. WhitehedIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
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3Cited by18 opinions

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  4. Dieter Engineering Services, Inc. v. Parkland Development, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
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