Legal Opinion

Sucker State Drill Co. v. Wirtz

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided March 18, 1908PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Benson County; Burke, J. Action by the Sucker State Drill Company against Wirtz Bros. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. A contract by a foreign corporation doing business in this state in violation of law is void. United States Rubber Co. v. Butler Bros.

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Appeal from District Court, Benson County; Burke, J. Action by the Sucker State Drill Company against Wirtz Bros. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. A contract by a foreign corporation doing business in this state in violation of law is void. United States Rubber Co. v. Butler Bros. Shoe Co., 132 Fed. 398; MacNaughton Co. v. McGirl, 49 Pac. 651; Sherman Nursery Co. v. Aughenbaugh, 100 N. W. 1101; Oakland Sugar Mill Co. v. Fred W. Wolf Co., 118 Fed. 239; Heilman Brg. Co. v. Peimeisl, 88 N. W. 441; Commonwealth v. Parlin & Orendorff Co., 80 S. W. 791; Fay Fruit Co. v. McKinney, 77…

1Opinion of the CourtFisic, J.

The plaintiff, a foreign corporation, with its place of business and only office at Belleville, in the state of Illinois, brought this action in the district court of Benson county to recover a balance due as the purchase price of certain drills theretofore sold and delivered by ft to defendants. Plaintiff recovered in the court ■below, and the sole question raised on this appeal involves the validity of the contract under which the drills were sold; it being appellants’ contention that such contract is void because plaintiff had not complied with the laws of this state prescribing the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Cooper Manufacturing Co. v. FergusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  2. Caldwell v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  3. Butler Bros. Shoe Co. v. United States Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
  4. United States v. American Bell Telephone Co.United States Circuit Court · 1886
  5. Coit & Co. v. SuttonMichigan Supreme Court · 1894

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Loudonville Milling Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1948
  2. City of Atlanta v. York Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1923
  3. Sioux Remedy Co. v. CopeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1911
  4. State ex rel. Hart-Parr Co. v. Robb-Lawrence Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1908
  5. Circular Advertising Co. v. American Mercantile Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1913

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