Legal Opinion

A. Harvey's Sons Manf'g Co. v. Sterling Materials Co.

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided June 3, 1929No. Docket No. 18, Calendar No. 34,095PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtClark, J.

This is certiorari to review an order denying defendant’s motion to set aside service of a writ of summons for want of jurisdiction of the person of defendant, a Canadian corporation.

Defendant has not been admitted to do business in this State. It maintains neither office nor warehouse and keeps no stock of goods in this State.

One Williams, a salesman of defendant, receiving no more than a commission on his sales, called on plaintiff, a Michigan corporation of Detroit, and sold to it a quantity of roofing material, under written contract and subject to confirmation of defendant. The material…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co. v. McKibbinSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  2. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. of Texas v. AlexanderSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  3. Commercial Mutual Accident Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  4. Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mutual Fire Insurance v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  5. Farmers' & Merchants' Bank v. Federal Reserve BankDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1922

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Malooly v. York Heating & Ventilating Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1935
  2. Dobson v. Maytag Sales Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1940
  3. Watson-Higgins Milling Co. v. St. Paul Milling Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1931
  4. Hellman v. LaddMichigan Supreme Court · 1946
  5. Cheli v. Cudahy Brothers Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1932

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