Acorn Wood Realty, Inc. v. Old Colony Trust Co.
Supreme Court of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtBuford, J.
Co-executors filed suit to foreclose a mortgage which they held as the executors of the estate of William M. Wood.
Old Colony Trust Company is a foreign corporation not authorized to do business in the State of Florida and, being a trust company, it is prohibited under the laws of this State from qualifying as a foreign corporation to do business in the State of Florida.
It is contended that because this executor, Old Colony Trust Company, is a foreign corporation it must comply with Section 6145, C. G. L., being Chapter 8531, Acts of 1921, as amended by Chapter 8297, Acts of 1923.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Meyers v. FerrisSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
- Merrell v. City of St. PetersburgSupreme Court of Florida · 1926