Hagerman v. Empire Slate Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton county: Of January Term 1881, No. 264. Scire facias sur mortgage, by Francis S. Hagermann and Henry L. Rider, trustees, against the Empire Slate Company, a corporation organized under and pursuant to the laws of the state of New York.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton county: Of January Term 1881, No. 264. Scire facias sur mortgage, by Francis S. Hagermann and Henry L. Rider, trustees, against the Empire Slate Company, a corporation organized under and pursuant to the laws of the state of New York. The sheriff endorsed on the writ the following return: “ Made known by giving J. E. Long, agent for the Empire Slate Company, the within named defendant, notice of the contents and a true and attested copy of the within writ, personally, on November 16th 1880. So answers, “James Young, Sheriff.” On motion of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mercur
delivered tho opinion of the court, June 13th 1881.
The mortgage on which this scire facias issued shows,tho defendant to he “ a corporation organized under and pursuant to the laws of the state of New York.” It is therefore a foreign corporation holding lands in Pennsylvania covered by the mortgage.
The third section of the Act of 21st March 1849, inter alia, declares that in the commencement of any suit against any foreign corporation, the process may be served upon any officer, agent, or engineer of such corporation, either personally or by copy. Tho act is silent as to the character or…
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