Oakland Sugar Mill Co. v. Fred W. Wolf Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for'the Eastern District of Michigan. This is an action of assumpsit brought by the Fred W. Wolf Company, an Illinois corporation, against the Oakland Sugar Mill Company, a Michigan ■corporation. The cause of action arose upon a written contract dated January 27, 1899. The contract is of great length.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for'the Eastern District of Michigan. This is an action of assumpsit brought by the Fred W. Wolf Company, an Illinois corporation, against the Oakland Sugar Mill Company, a Michigan ■corporation. The cause of action arose upon a written contract dated January 27, 1899. The contract is of great length. In substance its provisions were as follows: (1) The contractor, the Wolf Company, undertook, at its own expense, to furnish all the engines, boilers, machinery, tools, implements, appliances, and appurtenances, and the materials therefor, and…
1Opinion of the CourtLurton, Circuit Judge
1. The principal question arising upon this writ of error concerns the validity of the contract under the Michigan act of 1891, entitled “An act to provide for the payment of a franchise fee by corporations.” Pub. Acts 1891, No. 182. The contract in question was made January 27, 1899. The act of 1891, with the amendments then in force, is found as section 8574, Comp. Raws Mich. 1897, and is in these words:
“An act to provide for the payment of a franchise fee by corporations.
“(8574). Sec. 1. The people of the state of Michigan enact, that every corporation or association hereafter incorporated…
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