Lambert v. Schell

Finding of Fact No. 2 (No. 4 in the judgment) quoted in the above statement of facts, contains the decisive facts in this case. There the judge details the nature and extent of the activities of the corporate defendant within this State. Defendant Walker is the local agent or representative through whom the corporation acts in furtherance of the objectives there outlined. Is he a local agent within the meaning of G.S. 1-97, upon whom process may be served, so as to subject the corporate defendant to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State ? This is the one question posed for decision on…