Carman v. Harrah
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — No». Frank G. Johnson, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtTrimble, J.
This is a suit brought November 7, 1912, to recover a cash payment of $1556.20' made by plaintiff on a contract, dated June 8, 1907, for the purchase of certain land in Texas.
The contract was signed by plaintiff and defendant, but the land was in fact owned by The International Land Company, a corporation, of which the defendant, Miss Mary Harrah, was secretary and treasurer. The company had an office in Kansas City, Missouri. The land was in defaudant’s name because, under the laws of Texas, a foreign corporation could not own land in that State for speculative purposes.
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