Service upon any person occupying an office or room in any railway station and attending to and transacting therein any business of any railroad shall be deemed service upon the corporation under the charter of which such railroad is authorized by law. Any such person shall be deemed the agent of the corporation, notwithstanding he may claim to be the agent of some other person or corporation claiming to operate the railroad by virtue of any lease, contract or agreement.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-422; 1952 Code Section 10-422; 1942 Code Section 434; 1932 Code Section 434; Civ. P. '22 Section 390; Civ. P. '12 Section 184; Civ. P. '02 Section 155; 1870 (14) 456 Section 157; 1873 (15) 497; 1882 (18) 256; 1883 (18) 437; 1887 (19) 835; 1892 (21) 404; 1899 (23) 42; 1927 (35) 292; 1940 (41) 1831; 1941 (42) 275.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures
Chapter 9 - Summonses, Orders Of Publication And Service Of Papers Generally
Section 15-9-15. Affidavit as proof of service by publication.
Section 15-9-17. Service of summons, complaint or other judicial documents on Sunday.
Section 15-9-210. Service of process on domestic corporations.
Section 15-9-220. Service on corporations generally; who is deemed to be agent of railroad.
Section 15-9-230. Service on corporations generally; qualification as to foreign corporations.
Section 15-9-240. Service of process on authorized foreign corporation.
Section 15-9-245. Service of process on foreign corporation not authorized to do business in state.
Section 15-9-250. Service on foreign rural electric cooperatives.
Section 15-9-270. Service on insurance companies.
Section 15-9-280. Service on unauthorized insurer.
Section 15-9-285. Service on unauthorized insurer through service on Chief Insurance Commissioner.
Section 15-9-290. Service on unauthorized insurer; alternative method.
Section 15-9-310. Service on attorney of reciprocal insurance subscribers.
Section 15-9-320. Service on joint-stock companies.
Section 15-9-330. Service on unincorporated associations.
Section 15-9-370. Service on nonresident motor vehicle drivers and motor carriers.
Section 15-9-390. Service on nonresident operators of aircraft.
Section 15-9-415. Service on nonresident vessel operators.
Section 15-9-420. Service on certain traveling shows.
Section 15-9-430. Service on nonresident directors of domestic corporations.
Section 15-9-440. Service on trustees of inter vivos trusts.
Section 15-9-450. Service on nonresident individual fiduciaries.
Section 15-9-460. Service on certain nurserymen.
Section 15-9-710. When service by publication may be had.
Section 15-9-720. Service on unknown parties by publication for certain real property actions.
Section 15-9-730. Service on certain domestic corporations by publication.