State ex inf. Hadley v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Quo Warranto. (1) The respondent, the Missouri Pacific Railway Company, has violated the provisions of . its charter, the Constitution, laws and public policy of the State of Missouri, and has been guilty of a usurpation of franchise by becoming the owner of all of the stock in said coal companies and elevator company, and bycondueting, controlling and operating the business and affairs of each of these companies.
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Quo Warranto. (1) The respondent, the Missouri Pacific Railway Company, has violated the provisions of . its charter, the Constitution, laws and public policy of the State of Missouri, and has been guilty of a usurpation of franchise by becoming the owner of all of the stock in said coal companies and elevator company, and bycondueting, controlling and operating the business and affairs of each of these companies. Said Missouri Pacific Railway Company was not authorized by its charter, the laws or Constitution of the State to hold the stock or to engage in the operation of the business of…
1Opinion of the CourtValliant, C. J.
The information is in quo warranto. The respondents are Missouri corporations; the business for which each was incorporated is indicated by its corporate name, a railroad company, two coal mining companies, and an elevator company.
The charge in the information is that the railroad company has acquired the capital stock- of the three other corporations and is engaged in conducting the business for which they were incorporated. More specifically stated, the charge is that the Western Coal & Mining Company was organized under the laws of this State in 1879, with a capital stock of $500,000, for…
2Cited by5 opinions
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