Masters v. Seeley

PRITCHARD, Circuit Judge.

On the 24th of March, 1898, George M. Seeley, the defendant in error, instituted an action at law for $12,069.67 against the New River Mineral Company, the plaintiff in error, in the Circuit Court of the United States at Abingdon, Va., for salary alleged to be due him as the manager and agent of the plaintiff in error at Ivanhoe, Va., at which place the company was engaged in the business of manufacturing iron. The plaintiff in error was incorporated under the laws of New York, and had its principal office in that state. A judgment by default was entered for the…