Michigan Supreme Court, 1871

Detroit Fire & Marine Ins. v. Circuit Judge

Detroit Fire & Marine Ins. v. Circuit Judge
Michigan Supreme Court · Decided October 17, 1871
1 McGrath 17; 23 McGrath 491

Detroit Fire & Marine Ins. v. Circuit Judge

Opinion of the Court

To compel the vacation of an order directing service of process against the relator to be made upon one Edward P. Allen, the agent of the company in that county, issued upon an affidavit of the attorney for plaintiff, setting forth that the relator had no presiding officer, cashier, secretary or treasurer within the limits of that county.

Granted October 17, 1871, with costs against the plaintiff.

Held, that substituted service, under Oomp. Laws, Sec. 4835, on a domestic corporation located in this state, can be made only in the county where such corporation has its principal office.

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