Am. De Forest Wireless Tel. Co. v. Superior Court of S.F.

This is a proceeding -in certiorari to review a judgment of the superior court of the city and county of San Francisco for the sum of $257.75 and costs, in favor of the San Francisco Commercial Agency, a corporation. The action in which the judgment was rendered was originally begun in the justices’ court and the judgment sought to be reviewed was rendered in the superior court on appeal.

The defendant in the action, petitioner here, is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of New Jersey, The complaint stated a cause of action to recover money due on contract. Summons was duly issued and the defendant appeared and filed an answer. The plaintiff therein then moved the court to strike the answer from the files, the motion was granted, and thereupon judgment wTas given in favor of the plaintiff therein against the petitioner as above mentioned. The motion to strike the answer from the files was made upon the ground that the defendant was a corporation of another state; that the demand sued on arose out of business transactions in this state and that said defendant corporation had failed and neglected to comply with the statute of this state requiring a foreign…