Legal Opinion
Woodruff Electric Cooperative Corp. v. Weis Butane Gas Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 2, 1953No. 5-3PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ward, Justice.
This appeal involves a question of venue, and that in turn calls for a determination of what constitutes the principal place of business of a corporation.
On February 27, 1951 a truck belonging to Weis Butane Gas Company and driven by its .employee, Woodrow James (the two appellees), collided in Lee County with a truck belonging to Woodruff Electric Cooperative Corporation (appellant) and driven by its employee. As a result of the collision and the damages claimed by both sides, two suits were filed. Appellees sued appellant in Lee County, and appellant sued appellees in Woodruff…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Healey & Roth v. HuieSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1952
- Missouri Pac. R.R., Thompson, Trustee v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1949
- Home Fire Insurance v. BentonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
- East Texas Motor Freight Lines, Inc. v. WoodSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1951
3Cited by5 opinions
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. W. S. Fox & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1971
- King v. BeanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1965
- O'Toole Tire Co. v. JOHN B. GAITHER, INC.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
- Woodruff Electric Co-op v. Weis Butane Gas Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1955
- Zolper v. AT&T Information Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1986