American Institute of Marketing Systems, Inc. v. Willard Realty Co.

LAKE, Justice.

The appellant contended, in the Court of Appeals and before this Court, that the provision in the contract between the parties hereto for the appointment of George M. Kinder as agent of the defendant, “for the receipt of any legal documents including process” required for the enforcement of the contract, was not sufficient to enable the Missouri court to acquire jurisdic tion, so as to render a judgment in personam against the defendant, by the service of summons upon Kinder. The briefs and arguments of the parties in the Court of Appeals and before us were directed to this…