State ex rel. Grays Harbor Commercial Co. v. Superior Court

Citations

• 118 Wash. 674
• 204 P. 783
• 1922 Wash. LEXIS 716

Syllabus

<p>Corporations (195) — Actions—Venue—“Transacting Business.” A business arrangement by a corporation, with an employment agency in another county to supply workmen from time to time when needed does not constitute the “transacting of business” by the corporation in that county, so as to render it subject to suit therein.</p> <p>Prohibition (20) — Grounds—Want of Jurisdiction. Prohibition will lie to prevent a court from further proceeding in an action against a corporation which is brought in the wrong county.</p> <p>Corporations (195) — Venue (10, 16) — Change—Power of Court —Action Against Corporation in Wrong County. Where an action against a corporation is commenced in the wrong county, the court has no jurisdiction to make an order changing the venue to the proper county.</p> <p>Parker, C. J., dissents.</p>