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State ex rel. Atkinson v. Co-Operative Homebuilders

Washington Supreme Court

Decided October 7, 1907No. 6658PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Frater, J., entered October 11, 1906, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, after a hearing on the merits before the court without a jury, enjoining the operations of a foreign corporation within the state.

1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, J.

This action was instituted by the state, on the relation of the attorney general, to enjoin the defendant from transacting a saving, loan and investment business on the building society plan, within the state, and for other purposes. Judgment was given below according to the prayer of the complaint, and the defendant has appealed therefrom.

A motion was interposed to strike certain interrogatories propounded to the appellant, and the ruling of the court denying this motion is the first error assigned. The appellant contends that the action was instituted to enforce a penalty or forfeiture, and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Rhodes v. Missouri Savings & Loan Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1898
  2. State ex rel. Osborne, Tremper & Co. v. NicholsWashington Supreme Court · 1905
  3. Skinner v. Southern Home Building & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Florida · 1903
  4. Attorney General v. PitcherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
  5. State ex rel. Amalgamated Republic Mines Co. v. NicholsWashington Supreme Court · 1907

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Conaway v. Co-Operative HomebuildersWashington Supreme Court · 1911
  2. National Mercantile Co. v. MattsonUtah Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Columbia Valley Trust Co. v. SmithOregon Supreme Court · 1910
  4. People v. Standard Home Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1915

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