Western Gas Appliances, Inc. v. Servel, Inc.

CROCKETT, Justice.

We are here confronted with the question of whether the defendant corporation was doing business in this state so that service of summons upon its regional service manager brought it within the jurisdiction of our courts.

Defendant, a Delaware corporation, has its principal place of business in Indiana, where it manufactures gas and electric home appliances which are distributed nationally through wholesale distributors in the various states. Plaintiff, Western Gas, Inc., was for several years one of such distributors. On June 10, 1951, Servel terminated its contract and gave…