Nobili v. Alaska Gastineau Mining Co.

Citations

• 5 Alaska 140

Syllabus

<p>Corporations <&wkey;66S(8)—Foreign Corporations—Service op Process.</p> <p>Tlie service of summons and complaint in this action was made by delivery of both to one K. C. Hurley, the private secretary of Tbane, the managing agent of the defendant corporation, and one of the defendant’s clerks, and at the time of the service in charge of the general offices of the defendant in Alaska. The defendant.corporation had no president, or other head, secretary, or cashier at that time in Alaska. Thane was the managing and statutory agent for defendant residing in Alaska. After due and diligent search the marshal was unable to find Thane, and there- • upon delivered the summons and complaint to Hurley, at the offices of the defendant. On motion to quash the service, held, the statute does not prescribe the manner of service on the managing agent, and in the absence of any such statute the manner of such service is to be assimilated to the manner of service on an individual defendant who is not found. The manner of the service sustained.</p> <p><3&wkey;See same topic & KEY-NUMBER in all Key-Numbered Digests & Indexes</p>