Sherman Center Town Co. v. Morris
Supreme Court of Kansas
JEh'ror from Sherman District Court. The opinion states the case. Judgment for plaintiff Morris, on May 18, 1887. The defendant Company brings the case here.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
J. R. Morris recovered a judgment against the Sherman Center Town Company for $1,304.85, with interest and costs. This judgment is complained of by the town company. The principal grounds of defense are, that the written contract was not authorized by the board of directors of the town company, and also that it is ultra vires. The company is a corporation organized under the laws of the state for “the purchase of lands, the surveying and platting of *283town-sites, selling lots and other lands.” The charter also provides that “the…
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