Western Loan & Building Co. v. Elias Morris & Sons Co.

The court below, of its own motion, dismissed the action on the ground that it had no jurisdiction because the plaintiff, a foreign corporation, had not complied with the statutory requirements to entitle it to sue in the Arizona courts. The plaintiff, the defendants and the cross-complainants have all appealed, except the Arizona Strip Hotel Corporation, Relf Hotel Corporation, and Louis A. Roser. We have the unusual situation of an appeal without an adversary.

On the face of the complaint these facts are shown: That the plaintiff, Western Loan & Building Company, is a Utah corporation; that…