Henry v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

An action was brought in the district court of Crawford county against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company, a Kansas corporation, for damages on account of personal injuries received by the plaintiff while working in a coal mine of the defendant in Cherokee county. Service was made by delivering a copy of the summons to an agent of the company in Crawford county. The defendant filed *1018what is called a special plea to the jurisdiction, limiting its appearance to that purpose. The plea alleged that the principal place of business of the…