Des Arc Oil Mill, Inc. v. McLeod
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Prairie Circuit Court, Northern District; George W. Clark, Judge; 1. The dissolution of the corporation abated ¿11 actions against it.
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Appeal from Prairie Circuit Court, Northern District; George W. Clark, Judge; 1. The dissolution of the corporation abated ¿11 actions against it. Kirby’s Digest, §§ 957-8; Thompson on Corp. (1910 Ed.), par. 6562-4-5-9; 116 Ark. 74; 21 Wall. 609; 3 Story 658; 69 S. E. 822. The motion to abate should have been granted, as the corporation had been duly dissolved. 116 Ark. 74; 144 U. S. 640; 8 Pet.. 281; Cook on Corp. (190i8 Ed.), § 642; 10 Cyc. 1316-17; 68 Dl. 348'; 111 Pac. 1073; 120 Fed. 165; 74 Id. 425; 7 R. C. L., pp. 735 to 740. 2. It was error to refuse to transfer the case to the Pulaski…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
This is the third appeal-in this cause and the facts out of which the litigation arises need not be restated here. McLeod v. Des Arc Oil Mill Co., 131 Ark. 594, 199 S. W. 932; Des Arc Oil Mill, Inc., v. McLeod, 137 Ark. 615, 206 S. W. 655.
At. the trial from which this appeal was prosecuted instructions were given conforming to the law as announced in the former opinions, and no useful purpose would be served by reviewing them.
It is earnestly insisted, however, that a verdict should have been directed in favor of appellants. But there appears to be no substantial difference between the…
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