Illinois Central Railroad v. Sanford

Citations

• 75 Miss. 862

Syllabus

<p>1. Evidence. Interrogatories to admerse party. Code 1892, § 1761. Constitutional law. Corporations.</p> <p>Code 1892, g 1761, providing- for the filing by a litigant of interrogatories, to be answered by the adverse party residing out of the state, the answer to be used as evidence, is constitutional. It applies to actions at law, as well as to suits in equity, and a corporation can be compelled to answer such interrogatories by its proper officer or agent.</p> <p>2. Same. Residence of corporation. Code 1892, g1761.</p> <p>The fact that a corporation, created by and having its principal place of business in another state, is doing business in this state by legislative authority, owns property, and employs agents here amenable to process, does not make it a resident of this state, within the meaning of code 1892, g 1761.</p>