McNichol v. United States Mercantile Reporting Agency
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to St. Louis Court of Appeals. It is a matter of public history, that for years corporations, created by the laws of states and countries foreign to Missouri, have been permitted to transact business herewith its people, with almost or quite the same facility as private individuals. They have been protected in all their-rights of property by its laws to the same extent as its-own citizens, and enjoyed all their immunities.
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Error to St. Louis Court of Appeals. It is a matter of public history, that for years corporations, created by the laws of states and countries foreign to Missouri, have been permitted to transact business herewith its people, with almost or quite the same facility as private individuals. They have been protected in all their-rights of property by its laws to the same extent as its-own citizens, and enjoyed all their immunities. They have-been permitted to use the processes of its courts in the’ enforcement of their rights against the citizens of Missouri, in the same manner and with the same…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, C. J.
Action for libel published by defendant in St. Louis and elsewhere, plaintiff being resident in St. Louis. The petition, among other things, charged that “ defendant is a corporation created and existing by virtue of the laws of New York, and has an office and ¡place of business in St Louis.” Upon the filing of the petition a summons issued against defendant, and the sheriff’s amended return upon the same is as follows : “ Executed this writ in the city of St. Louis, on the 29th day of January, 1880, by delivering a copy of the said writ and *461petition, as furnished by the clerk, to George M.…
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