Payne v. East Union Lumber Co.

Citations

• 109 La. 706
• 33 So. 739
• 1903 La. LEXIS 430

Syllabus

<p>CORPORATIONS — SERVICE -OF PROCESS.</p> <p>1. Where a corporation domiciled in Mississippi buys goods under a contract made in Mississippi with the representative of a commercial firm located at New Orleans — the goods so bought to be delivered “free on board cars or boat at New Orleans” — and a violation of the contract on part of the company is claimed, shortly after which the president of the company appears in New Orleans and personal service is had upon him there in a suit against the company on account of such violation, such service suffices to bring the corporation into court.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.</p>