Rath Packing Co. v. General Cold Storage Co.

Plaintiff is an Iowa corporation engaged in the sale of meats at wholesale. Its plant is located at Waterloo in that State. Through a broker in Detroit it sold meats to retail dealers there. It maintained no office in the State. The broker solicited orders for plaintiff and others on a commission basis and maintained his office at his own expense. Upon receipt from the broker of the various orders, plaintiff would make up a car, each dealer’s, goods being separated and properly marked, and the car would be consigned to its order. Upon its arrival in Detroit a cartage firm made deliveries to…