McDonald Service Co. v. People's National Bank of Rock Hill

Tbe only question presented on tbis appeal is tbis: Ls tbe American Trust Company, on tbe uneontroverted facts found by tbe court, a local agent of tbe defendant, a foreign corporation, upon whom valid service of summons may be bad under tbe provisions of C. S., 483? Tbe court below answered tbis question in tbe negative. In tbis conclusion we concur.

Tbe exact provisions of C. S., 483, as they relate to tbe service of process upon a foreign corporation, have heretofore been outlined and discussed by tbis Court in a number of cases. Cunningham v. Express Co., 67 N. C., 425; Higgs v. Sperry,…