Beebe v. Northwestern Dairy Co.
Beebe v. Northwestern Dairy Co.
Opinion of the Court
Action by Margaret Beebe against Northwestern Dairy Company, a corporation, to quiet title. In paragraph 1 of her complaint plaintiff alleged “that defend
The respondent has moved to dismiss, for the reason that no notice of appeal has been served upon the Northwestern Dairy Company of Washington. In presenting her motion to dismiss, respondent insists that the record discloses the existence of two corporations of the same name, one organized in Washington and the other in Oregon; that they made separate appearances, but that the Oregon corporation only has appealed. The appellant insists that one corporation only exists, it being the appellant incorporated in Oregon. The sheriff’s return fails to indicate whether a domestic or foreign corporation was served. The motion to strike did not state that the defendant then appearing was either a domestic or foreign corporation. When the answer was filed, it appeared therefrom that the defendant claimed itself to be an Oregon corporation. The record thus indicates the existence of one corporation only, and appellant could not serve the notice of appeal on any other defendant. If there is a Washington corporation, as alleged in the complaint, but denied by the answer, respondent should affirmatively show that fact
The motion to dismiss is denied.
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- Margaret Beebe v. Northwestern Dairy Company
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- Appeal — Parties—Notice. An appeal will not be dismissed for failure to serve a notice of appeal upon two corporations, one domestic and one foreign, named in defaults entered, where the complaint alleged that defendant was a domestic corporation, which was denied in an answer alleging that the defendant was a foreign corporation authorized to do business in this state, the sheriff’s return did not show whether a foreign or domestic company had been served, and the motion to dismiss by the foreign corporation did not show affirmatively that there was any domestic corporation, the record indicating but one defendant.