Rich v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.

Citations

• 34 Wash. 14
• 74 P. 1008
• 1904 Wash. LEXIS 303

Syllabus

<p>Process — Service on Foreign Corporation — Railroads—Business in this State. A foreign corporation can not be required ±o answer in an action in personam in this state, unless it is doing business in this state, and no distinction is to be made between railroad and other corporations.</p> <p>Corporations — Foreign Railroad — Agent to Solicit Businessi— Doing Business in State — Process—Service on Agent. Where the only business done in this state by a foreign railroad company is to maintain an advertising agent authorized only to solicit routing via its line, without power to sell tickets, make rates, or obligate the company in any way, and no person within the state is designated on whom process may be served, it can not be required to answer in an action in personam, and service upon such an agent is properly quashed.</p>