Zimmerman v. Purp Coal Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Simpson,

In this case, plaintiff appeals from an order of the court below quashing the writ of summons, because issued against, and attempted to be served upon, a mining corporation which had theretofore been dissolved by a decree of court. He admits that, if the rule of the common law still applies, the decision below was right; but he points to a number of statutes, which he alleges compel a different conclusion. We do not so interpret them.

The Act of June 8,1874, P. L. 278, provides: “That all corporations for mining, manufacturing or trading purposes, whether created…