C. Lamb & Sons v. Dobson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. W. F. Conrad, Judge. Action of mandamus bo compel defendant, who was secretary of state, to record an amendment to plaintiff’s articles of incorporation, by which the term of its corporate life was extended or renewed. There was a demurrer to the petition, which was sustained, and, plaintiff electing to stand on its pleading, judgment was rendered against it for costs. It appeals. —
1Opinion of the Court
Waterman, J. —
1 *1272 *125I. The petition and demurrer are both quite lengthy. The case seems to have been put in form by counsel to present certain questions for decision. We shall state and determine those questions in the order in which they are discussed by counsel. Plaintiff was duly organized as a corporation on the twenty - fourth day of January, 1878; the term of its corporate existence expiring, as provided in its articles, on January 24, 1898. ■ On the twelfth day of January, 1898, at a *126meeting at which all of the stock was voted, a resolution was unanimously adopted to so amend the articles…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Galusha v. WendtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
- Taggart ex rel. Mason v. PerkinsMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
- National Exchange Bank v. GaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1889
- People ex rel. Ward v. GreenMichigan Supreme Court · 1898
3Cited by1 opinion
- Robbins v. BeattySupreme Court of Iowa · 1954