Peninsular Power Co. v. Secretary of State
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus by the Peninsular Power Company, a foreign corporation, to compel Frederick C. Martindale, Secretary of State, to grant respondent authority to transact business in the State of Michigan.
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
Relator is a corporation duly organized under the laws of Wisconsin for “ the production, development, transmission and supplying for public purposes of electricity for light, heat, power, signals and other purposes.” Its articles of association provide that “the capital stock of this corporation shall be seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) divided into seven thousand five hundred (7,500) shares of common *596stock, all of the par value of one hundred dollars ($100) per share.” These articles of association were filed in the Wisconsin department of state, and a certificate duly…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Palms v. Shawano CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
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