Legal Opinion

Menefee v. Riverside & Dan River Cotton Mills

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 20, 1913Published

Appeal by defendant from Daniels, J., at May Term, 1912, of Alamance. , The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court by Mr. Chief Justice Clark.

1Opinion of the Court

Clark, 0. J.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries. Tbe defendant entered a special appearance and moved to strike out tbe return of tbe service of tbe summons for tbe reason tbat “tbe defendant is 'a foreign corporation not doing business in North Carolina, and bas not been domesticated and bas no agent upon whom service can be made, and tbe service is invalid and does not amount to due process of law.” Tbe motion was overruled and tbe defendant excepted. Tbe defendant tben answered, and tbe cause was tried upon its merits. From tbe verdict and judgment tbe defendant appealed.

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Goldey v. Morning NewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. Conley v. Mathieson Alkali WorksSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  3. Clark v. Bonsal & Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1911
  4. Wood v. . KincaidSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1907
  5. Whitehurst v. . KerrSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1910

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