Legal Opinion

American Amusement Co v. East Lake Chutes Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 28, 1911PublishedCited by 43 opinions

Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. A. Coleman.. Action by the American Amusement Company against the East Lake Chutes Company for work and labor done and materials furnished. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Affirmed.

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Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. A. Coleman.. Action by the American Amusement Company against the East Lake Chutes Company for work and labor done and materials furnished. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. The plea referred to in the opinion is as follows: “The defendant, for answer to complaint, says that the plaintiff corporation is a foreign corporation, and had not, at the time it entered into the alleged contract sued on in this cause, complied with the provisions of section 232 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, which, among other…

1Opinion of the CourtSomerville, J.

The plaintiff sues the defendant for money alleged to be due for work and labor done and materials furnished for and to the defendant under a certain contract between the parties for- the improvement of certain real estate belonging to the defendant in Jefferson county, Ala. For defense the defendant pleads specially that plaintiff is a foreign corporation, and that in performing the contract sued on plaintiff was doing business in the state of Alabama without having complied with the requirements of section 232 of the Constitution and sections 3642 and 3643 of the Code of Alabama.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Paul v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  2. Beard v. Union & American Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1881
  3. Ware v. Hamilton Brown Shoe Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1890
  4. Alabama Western Railroad v. Talley-Bates Const. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1909

3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Green Tree Acceptance, Inc. v. BlalockSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
  2. Citizens Nat. Bank v. BuckheitAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
  3. C & C PRODUCTS, INC. v. Premier Industrial Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1972
  4. Joseph T. Ryerson & Son v. ShawIllinois Supreme Court · 1917
  5. George M. Muller Manufacturing Co. v. First National BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912

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