Cudahy Packing Co. v. Denton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

This is an original proceeding in mandamus. Prior to the year 1907 plaintiff had been permitted to engage in business in the state of Kansas as a foreign corporation. On November 7, 1906, it increased its capital stock from seven to twelve million dollars. On March 27, 1908, it presented a certificate of súch increase and tendered the sum of $1105, the amount of fees fixed by the statute in force at the time the increase of stock was made. Defendant refused the money tendered and declined to issue a receipt therefor.' In 1907 the legislature…