Jones v. Williams
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Leboy B. Yallí ant, Judge.' (1) The contract was a personal one between Jones and Pulitzer. Cook on Stockholders, par. 709; Morawetz on Priv. Corp., par. 232; American Preservers’ Co, v. Norris, 43 Fed. Rep. 711; Pullman’s Palace Car Co. v. Railroad, 115 U. S. 567; Moore & Handley Hardwcvre Co. v. Towers Hardmare Co., 87 Ala. 206; .Davis .Wheel Co. v. Davis Wagon Co., 20 Fed.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Leboy B. Yallí ant, Judge.' (1) The contract was a personal one between Jones and Pulitzer. Cook on Stockholders, par. 709; Morawetz on Priv. Corp., par. 232; American Preservers’ Co, v. Norris, 43 Fed. Rep. 711; Pullman’s Palace Car Co. v. Railroad, 115 U. S. 567; Moore & Handley Hardwcvre Co. v. Towers Hardmare Co., 87 Ala. 206; .Davis .Wheel Co. v. Davis Wagon Co., 20 Fed. Rep. 700; Button v. Hoffman, 61 Wis. 20; England v. Dear-born, 141 Mass. 590; Hopkins v. Lead Co., 72 111. 373; Humphreys v. McKissock, 140 U. S. 304; Smith v. Hurd, 12…
1Opinion of the CourtMacfarlane, J.
In December, 1891, the “Pulitzer Publishing Company,” one of the defendants herein, was incorporated under the laws of the State of Missouri, which provide for the organization of business corporations. The capital stock of the company is $1,000,000, divided into ten thousand shares of $100 each.
The principal property of this corporation consisted of a daily newspaper published in the city of St. Louis, known as the Post-Dispatch. This paper was established years before by Joseph Pulitzer, who at the time of the incorporation was practically the sole owner. *14The said Pulitzer was an…
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- Pulllman's Palace Car Co. v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1885
- West v. CamdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Guernsey v. CookMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
- Sparks v. Dispatch Transfer Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- Moore v. H. Gaus & Sons Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1892
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