Donald v. Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OP WISCONSIN. The facts, which involve the validity under the Federal Constitution of a statute of Wisconsin providing for revocation of licenses granted to corporations not organized under the laws of that State in case they remove into the Federal courts actions commenced against them by citizens of the State on causes of action arising in the State, are stated in the opinion.
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APPEALS PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OP WISCONSIN. The facts, which involve the validity under the Federal Constitution of a statute of Wisconsin providing for revocation of licenses granted to corporations not organized under the laws of that State in case they remove into the Federal courts actions commenced against them by citizens of the State on causes of action arising in the State, are stated in the opinion. The act is in accord with the policy of the State of Wisconsin concerning corporations and to hear domestic and foreign corporations alike.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
These appeals bring up for consideration the validity of a Wisconsin statuté providing for revocation of licenses granted to corporations not organized under the laws of that State. They were heard together and to dispose of them by one opinion will be convenient.
Terms and conditions upon which foreign corporations might do local business and penalties for failure to comply therewith were first prescribed by the legislature of Wisconsin in 1898. Amendatory and supplemental statutes were enacted and finally the act of June 20, 1905, added four new sections to the statutes of 1898, one of which…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Harrison v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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- Terral v. Burke Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Marvine Markham v. City of Newport News, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
- Susie Randolph v. Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin GarnisheeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
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