Blaustein v. Standard Oil Co.

Pearson, J.,

delivering the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs assert error in orders of the Superior Court in three actions allegedly for damages for breaches of covenants. Defendant is a corporation of another state and has not been served with process. Jurisdiction to proceed against it in these actions is predicated upon a foreign corporation attachment statute, Rev. Code of Del. 1935, Sec. 4631, and attachments of property of defendant purportedly made under authority of that act. The Superior Court held that the statute does not authorize a writ in any of plaintiffs’ cases for the reason,…