Central Coal & Coke Co. v. Optimo Lead & Zinc Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court. — Hon. David E. Blair, Judge. . (1) The deed of trust executed and delivered by the Optimo Lead & Zinc Company, an Arizona corporation which has not complied with the laws of this State, is a contract. Contracts made by foreign corporations doing business in this state which have not complied with the laws of this state are void.
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Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court. — Hon. David E. Blair, Judge. . (1) The deed of trust executed and delivered by the Optimo Lead & Zinc Company, an Arizona corporation which has not complied with the laws of this State, is a contract. Contracts made by foreign corporations doing business in this state which have not complied with the laws of this state are void. Tri-State Amusement Co. v. Amusement Co,, 192 Mo. 423; Roeder v. Robertson, 202 Mo. 536; Erhardt v. Robertson, 78 Mo. App. 404; Mill & Lumber Co. v. Sims, 197 Mo. App. 512; Zinc & Lead Co. v. Mining Co., 221 Mo. 7; Machinery Co. v.…
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
— Defendant, Optimo Lead and Zinc Company, is a corporation organized under the laws of Arizona and has been for some time engaged in mining in Jasper county, Missouri, but has not complied with the provisions of our law in relation to foreign' corporations doing business in this state. The plaintiffs are judgment creditors of this corporation, having obtained judgments against it in the circuit court of Jasper county, February 25, 1910. On June 9, 1909, the corporation borrowed eight thousand dollars from R. C. Boyd, and to secure the same executed a deed of trust upon its mining property…
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- Tri-State Amusement Co. v. Forest Park Highlands Amusement Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1905
- State ex rel. National Subway Co. v. St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- State ex rel. Kane v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- United Shoe Machinery Co. v. RamloseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Lasher v. Stimson, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1892
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