Jefferson Island Salt Co. v. E. J. Longyear Co.

This cause was submitted under rule 46, and the opinion of the court was delivered by

Mr. Chief Justice ANDERSON.

Considerable confusion arose as to when and where foreign corporations could be sued and as to when they did or did not bring themselves within the requirement of section 232 of the Constitution as a condition precedent to doing business in this state. Consequently’ the Legislature enacted what is now section 3642 of the Code of 1907, first appearing as section 1316 in tlie Code of 1896, the same being the codification of an apt of 1887, and which is as follows:

“Every corporation…