Keating v. Inland Steel Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Petitions for writs of prohibition to restrain the further prosecution of two suits in the circuit court for Douglas county on the ground that the summons had not been properly served on the petitioner, which is a foreign corporation. The facts in the two cases are identical so far as the merits of the petitions are concerned, and they will therefore be treated as one.
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Petitions for writs of prohibition to restrain the further prosecution of two suits in the circuit court for Douglas county on the ground that the summons had not been properly served on the petitioner, which is a foreign corporation. The facts in the two cases are identical so far as the merits of the petitions are concerned, and they will therefore be treated as one. Both plaintiffs are nonresidents of Wisconsin and the cause of action did not accrue in this state but in Minnesota. Suits were brought in the federal district court of that state, which were pending at the time the petitions…
1Opinion of the CourtVinje, J.
The conditions upon which this court will exercise its superintending control in questions now before us were thoroughly discussed in Petition of Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co. 143 Wis. 282, 127 N. W. 998, and will not now be restated. The court there restricted its power, to its minimum sphere, and while there is no intent to overrule *143the decision in that case upon the facts there present, it is the opinion of the court that jurisdiction may properly be exercised though the duty of the court below may not be so plain as to permit of but one conclusion, if a careful consideration of all the facts…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1910
- Strom v. Montana Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Corbett v. Physicians' Casualty Ass'n of AmericaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
- Rix v. Sprague Canning Machinery Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1914
3Cited by19 opinions
- State ex rel. Ampco Metal, Inc. v. O'NeillWisconsin Supreme Court · 1956
- State ex rel. Hustisford Light, Power & Manufacturing Co. v. GrimmWisconsin Supreme Court · 1932
- State ex rel. Kiekhaefer v. AndersonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1958
- State ex rel. Peterson v. Circuit Court for La Crosse CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1922
- State Ex Rel. Gaudynski v. PrussWisconsin Supreme Court · 1940
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