North American Petroleum Co. v. Hopkins

The opinion, of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The plaintiff, by mandamus, seeks to compel the defendants to consider the plaintiff’s application to do business in this state as a foreign corporation. The petition alleges, among other things:

“That on the 7th day of May, 1919, the plaintiff filed with the said defendants an application for permission to do business as a foreign corporation in the state of Kansas. That said application was filed upon the printed forms furnished by the secretary of state of the state of Kansas, and that said application set forth the following: (1st) The…