Riverside & Dan River Cotton Mills v. Menefee
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. ' The facts, which involve the validity under the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of a judgment against a foreign corporation not doing business within the State, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
The plaintiff in error, a corporation called hereafter the Riverside Mills, was sued in North Carolina by the defendant in error, a resident of that State, to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by him while working in Virginia as an employé in a cotton mill operated by the. Riverside Mills. The summons directed to the corporation was returned by the sheriff served as follows: “by reading and leaving a copy of the within summons'with Thos. B. Fitzgerald, a director of the defendant corporation.” The Riverside Mills filed a special appearance and motion to dismiss in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Haddock v. HaddockSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- St. Clair v. CoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Goldey v. Morning NewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Old Wayne Mut. Life Assn. of Indianapolis v. McDonoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by142 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Tauza v. . Susquehanna Coal Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co. v. Barnes & Reinecke, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1965
- National Licorice Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Blackmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
137 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.