Oakleaf Mill Co. v. Lash
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Saline Circuit Court; W. H. Evans, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The Oakleaf Mill Company was a domestic corporation operating a sawmill in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, where it maintained its chief office.
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Appeal from Saline Circuit Court; W. H. Evans, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The Oakleaf Mill Company was a domestic corporation operating a sawmill in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, where it maintained its chief office. Frank Lash was one of its employees, and was killed in an accident at this mill in said Hot Spring County, on the 25th of August, 1909. The Mill Company carried indemnity insurance, and two weeks after Lash’s death the attorney for the insurance company went to see his widow relative to a settlement of the case. A comproijiise for $800.00 was agreed upon. Josie Lash, the…
1Opinion of the Court
Kirby, J.,
(after stating the facts). It is contended that the court erred in holding that it had no jurisdiction to render the judgment of. September 14, 1909. Section 6067, Kirby’s Digest, provides:
“An action, other than those mentioned in sections 6060, 6061, against a corporation created by the laws of this State, may be brought in the county in which it is situated or has its principal office or place of business, or in which its chief officer resides; but, if such corporation is a bank or insurance company, the action may be brought in the county in which there is a branch of the bank or…
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- Spratley v. Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
- Hearn v. AyresSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
- Commonwealth of Virginia v. State of West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1908