National Refrigerator Co. v. Southwest Missouri Light Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court. — Hon. Grant Emerson, Judge. (1) The court erred in finding the issues for the defendant, and that the contract sued upon, together with the performance .of same, was within the purview of Secs. 3027-3040, R. S. 1909, relating to the licensing of foreign corporations in this State, because the contract and the evidence adduced regarding the performance of same shows that the whole transaction was interstate- commerce and comprised within the…
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Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court. — Hon. Grant Emerson, Judge. (1) The court erred in finding the issues for the defendant, and that the contract sued upon, together with the performance .of same, was within the purview of Secs. 3027-3040, R. S. 1909, relating to the licensing of foreign corporations in this State, because the contract and the evidence adduced regarding the performance of same shows that the whole transaction was interstate- commerce and comprised within the meaning of the words “commerce among the several states” as used in the Federal Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, and…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodson, P. J.
This case was brought by the plaintiff, in the Circuit Court of Jasper County, against the defendant, to recover the sum of $12,890.41, balance alleged to be due it under a written contract to furnish the material and install at Joplin, Missouri, a certain ice plant described in the petition. Judgment was for the defendant and plaintiff appealed the cause to this court.
The contract (omitting formal parts) is as follows:
“We propose to furnish and erect at Joplin, Missouri, in complete running order and condition, and of the best material and workmanship, one ice-making plant of 25 tons…
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