Reliance Motor Co. v. Craig

The single question presented is whether jurisdiction of the Reliance Motor Company was acquired by service on Cox. The undisputed facts are that the Reliance Motor Company is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Illinois. Prior to June, 1927, it had a branch ai Keokuk. C. C. Cox was its manager at Keokuk- He was not an officer, “not a stockholder, and had no financial interest in it.” “He was simply an employee.” In June, 1927, the Keokük Auto Sales Company was organized as a corporation. Metzger, the majority stockholder of the Reliance Motor Company, became a stockholder…