D. M. Osborne & Co. v. Columbia County Farmers' Alliance Corp.

Citations

• 9 Wash. 666
• 38 P. 160
• 1894 Wash. LEXIS 383

Syllabus

<p>SERVICE OF SUMMONS ON CORPORATION — SUFFICIENCY — DEFENDANT’S KNOWLEDGE OF SUIT.</p> <p>Service of summons upon the agent of a domestic corporation, in charge of a branch store of his principal, is not sufficient under Laws 1893, p. 409, §7, subd. 8, requiring that service upon corporations, with the exception of certain designated classes, be made upon the president, secretary, cashier or managing agent thereof.</p> <p>The fact that a defendant corporation has knowledge of the pend-ency of a suit against it will not dispense with the necessity for proper service.</p>