State ex rel. Donnell v. Foster
Supreme Court of Missouri
Prohibition. (1) A court of equity has no inherent power to dissolve a corporation or declare a forfeiture of its charter. Decker v. Gardener, 124 N. Y. 334; In re Atlas Iron Cons.
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Prohibition. (1) A court of equity has no inherent power to dissolve a corporation or declare a forfeiture of its charter. Decker v. Gardener, 124 N. Y. 334; In re Atlas Iron Cons. Co., 38 N. Y. 172; People es rel. v. The Judge, 31 Mich. 356 ; Walters v. Trust Co., 50 Fed. 316; Taylor v. Decatur M. & L. Co., 112 Fed. 449; Trust Co. v. Storage Co., 49 N. J. Eq. 402; French v. Gifford, 30 Iowa 148; French Bank Case, 53 Cal. 550 ; State ex rel. v. District Court, 15 Mont. 324; Mason v. Equitable League, 77 Md. 483; Dickinson v. Bank, 95 Iowa 392;Alderson on Receivers, p. 484; Thompson on…
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
This is an original proceeding by which it is sought to have this court issue its writ of prohibition against the judge of the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, Division No. 3, James A. Watkins, Rudolph C. Carssow, Oscar C. Carssow and John PL Hol-liday, prohibiting said court, as well as the other defendants, from enforcing certain judgments and decrees entered by said circuit court.
This application for a writ of prohibition is the outgrowth of a suit filed by one James A. Watkins, Rudolph C. Carssow and Oscar 0. Carssow, in behalf of themselves and other stockholders of the Donnell…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Robinson v. SmithNew York Court of Chancery · 1831
- Miner v. Belle Isle Ice Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1893
- Folger v. Columbian InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Decker v. . GardnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Wheeler v. Pullman Iron & Steel Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1892
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Zakibe v. Ahrens & McCarron, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2000
- Schneider v. SchneiderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1941
- Milgram v. Jiffy Equipment Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1952
- Tampa Water Works Co. v. WoodsSupreme Court of Florida · 1929
- Washington University v. BaumannSupreme Court of Missouri · 1937
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