Cunningham v. Mellin's Food Co.

The defendant, a foreign corporation, appearing specially, moves to vacate the service of a summons herein. The summons was served upon the secretary-treasurer of Independent Warehouses, Inc., a domestic corporation. The plaintiff claims that Independent Warehouses, Inc., is a managing agent of the defendant whose activities on behalf of the defendant are of such a character as to require that the defendant be held to be doing business in this state. To sustain the service herein and the jurisdiction of this court, it is essential that the plaintiff’s claim be established.

The activities…