Garfield M. & M. Co. v. Hammer
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from, a Judgment óf Third District, Lewis a/nd Clarke Coimty. The opinion states the facts. 1. Foreign corporations have no legal existence in any state or territory other than that of their creation. Dank of Augusta v. Earle, 13 Pet.
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Appeal from, a Judgment óf Third District, Lewis a/nd Clarke Coimty. The opinion states the facts. 1. Foreign corporations have no legal existence in any state or territory other than that of their creation. Dank of Augusta v. Earle, 13 Pet. (H. S.) 538. 2. Legislatures of other states or territories may exclude them altogether from doing business within their limits, or impose such conditions or qualifications as they may see proper before permitting them to exercise any rights therein. 18 How. 407; 10 Wall. 400-410; 8 Wall. 168; Cooley on Stat. Lim. p. 285. 3. It is for the courts to say…
1Opinion of the CourtGalbraith, J.
This is an appeal from an order overruling a motion for a new trial. The action was to quiet title. A trial by a jury was had between the respondent and the appellant Hammer. The pleadings, so far as they were concerned, were in substance as follows: The complaint alleged that the respondent “ is a body politic and corporate,” organized under the laws of the state of New York, for the purpose of mining and milling ores containing the precious metals in Montana territory, and that it has complied with the laws of that territory in relation to foreign corporations. ' That it is the owner of a…
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- Russell v. ChumaseroMontana Supreme Court · 1882
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