Legal Opinion · Dissent

North American Petroleum Co. v. Hopkins

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided June 21, 1919No. 22,451Published

Original proceeding in mandamus.

1DissentMarshall, J.

(dissenting) : Under our statute admitting foreign corporations to do business in this state, such as are not admitted must be considered as excluded; at least when those statutes are applied to private corporations organized for profit.

The constitution and laws of Kansas recognize three classes of corporations, public, charitable, and those organized for profit. Of the last two classes there are fifty-five distinct groups provided for. (Gen. Stat. 1915, § 2099.) The charter of a corporation organized for profit, under the laws of this state, must set forth the amount of its capital, the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Coleman v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1907
  2. Kansas City Bridge & Iron Co. v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1886

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