State ex rel. Brewster v. Combination Oil & Gas Co.

*341The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This is a quo warranto proceeding brought by the state, on the relation of the attorney-general, to oust the Combination Oil and Gas Company from exercising corporate privileges and franchises within the state.

Upon application of the plaintiff, a receiver was appointed, who took possession of the property of the defendant and is conducting its business during the pendency of this proceeding. On February 6, 1919, Honorable F. Dumont Smith was appointed as a commissioner to hear and record the testimony and to make findings of fact and…