Wheat v. Platte City & Fort Desmoines R. R.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Leavenworth County. This action was commenced by the filing of a petition, affidavit for an attachment and garnishment, notice whereof was served on defendant, Mackay, treasurer of defendants, the Platte City & Ft. Desmoines R. R. Co., a corporation doing'business in, and existing under the laws of the State of Missouri. Service by publication was attempted, and in form completed against the defendants — the railroad company.
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Error from Leavenworth County. This action was commenced by the filing of a petition, affidavit for an attachment and garnishment, notice whereof was served on defendant, Mackay, treasurer of defendants, the Platte City & Ft. Desmoines R. R. Co., a corporation doing'business in, and existing under the laws of the State of Missouri. Service by publication was attempted, and in form completed against the defendants — the railroad company. Mackay, the garnishee, answered in writing, and orally, in open court. The findings of fact of the court below, are, substantially: 1. That at the time of the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Kingman, C. J.
The plaintiff commenced a suit in the Leavenworth district court, against the Platte City & Fort Desmoines E. E. Co., had an order of attachment issued against its property, and procured service, by publication, against the railroad company, and caused Mackay to be garnisheed.
*376The garnishee answered, showing that at the commencement of this action, the defendant was a foreign corporation, existing by virtue of the laws of Missouri, operating exclusively within that state, and holding all its offices there. That the defendants held bonds of the county of Leavenworth,…
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