Ledford v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiff from Ray, J., at tbe May Term, 1919, of Madison. This is an action to recover damages for personal injury, which was dismissed for want of jurisdiction, and the plaintiff excepted and appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
The plaintiff is a nonresident, the defendants are nonresident corporations, and the cause of action arose in Tennessee.
Can the action be maintained in the courts of this State?
The rule which prevails and is controlling is stated in Reeves v. Southern Railway Company, 121 Ga., 561, as follows: “The weight of modern authority seems to support the proposition that a foreign corporation may be sued on a transitory cause of action in any jurisdiction where it can be found in the sense that service may be perfected upon an agent or officer transacting business for the corporation within that…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- St. Clair v. CoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Dennick v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Robinson v. Oceanic Steam Navigation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Eingartner v. Illinois Steel Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
- Reeves v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Wilson v. PollardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Steele v. . Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1934
- In Re ScarboroughSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
- Steele v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1934
- McGovern & Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1920
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