King Lumber Co. v. Omaha Steel Construction Co.
King Lumber Co. v. Omaha Steel Construction Co.
Opinion of the Court
This was an action brought by the King Lumber Company, a Virginia corporation, against the Omaha Steel Construction Company, L. C. Barr, county judge, and G. A. Anderson, sheriff of Phelps county, to enjoin the enforcement of a judgment of the county court of that county. The trial court found for the defendant and rendered a judgment dismissing the plaintiff’s action. The plaintiff has appealed.
Appellant contends that the court erred in dismissing the action, because the county court, which rendered the judgment, was without jurisdiction of the person of the defendant. It appears that the appellant had a contract with the United States government for the erection of a post office building in the city of Holdrege; that one K. W. Hosmer was the plaintiff’s foreman in charge of the work of erecting the building; that, representing the corporation, he entered into a contract with the Omaha Steel Construction Company to erect the steel part of the structure; that there was at least some amount due that company from the plaintiff when the action was commenced in the county court of Phelps county. Summons was served on Hosmer, as managing agent of the plaintiff, by the sheriff. The defendant did not appear and judgment was rendered for the Omaha Steel Construction Company by default. No appeal was taken, and an execution was issued on the judgment, which was placed in the hands of Sheriff Anderson, and was levied on property belonging to the judgment debtor.
The testimony shows that Hosmer had been in the sole charge of the construction of the post office building for and on behalf of, the plaintiff; that on the 17th day of June, 1912, he was ordered to go to Olympia, Washington,, to take charge of the erection of a building for the plaintiff at that place. On the 18th day of June, and while
As to the second point urged, the evidence does not show an accord and satisfaction.
The record contains no reversible error, and the judgment of the district court is
Affirmed.
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