Eureka Lake & Yuba Canal Co. v. Superior Court of Yuba

Citations

• 66 Cal. 311
• 5 P. 490
• 1885 Cal. LEXIS 422

Syllabus

<p>Injunction—Hydraulic Mining—Corporation—Notice of Application.— A corporation whose general, ordinary, and only business is that of mining by the hydraulic process, and of selling water to others to be used for a like purpose, may be temporarily enjoined upon an ex parte application, without notice to it, from depositing or discharging its mining debris in certain streams, or from seUing its water to others to be used for a purpose producing a like result.</p> <p>Id.—Foreign Corporation—Service of Summons.—Service of summons on a person designated by a foreign corporation as one upon whom process might be served, under the act of April 1, 1872, is a sufficient service on the corporation, so long as such designation remains unrevoked, although the service was made after the adoption of the Code of Civil Procedure, and on a person who was neither the agent, cashier, secretary, or other officer of the corporation.</p> <p>Id.— Preliminary Injunction—Service of. —A preliminary injunction against a foreign corporation may be served by leaving with the agent designated to receive service of process a copy of the writ, showing the original, and explaining its contents, and delivering to him a copy of the complaint.</p> <p>Id.—Contempt—Order to Show Cause—Service on Attorney.—An order to show cause why a corporation should not be punished for contempt in violating an injunction, may be served on the attorney for the corporation in the injunction suit, when its managing agents conceal themselves for the purpose of avoiding service.</p> <p>Superior Court—Judge may Hold Court in another County.—A judge of the Superior Court of one county may hold court in another county at the request of the judge thereof.</p>