Investors Syndicate of America, Inc. v. Hughes

Defendant, Edward J. Hughes, Secretary of State, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook county ordering the issuance of a writ of mandamus commanding defendant to issue to the plaintiff, the Investors Syndicate of America, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, a certificate of authority to transact business in this State as a foreign corporation.

Plaintiff is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Investors Syndicate, an old, established corporation, which parent corporation has done business in Illinois for many years, and at present has outstanding in this State installment savings…