General Film Co. v. General Film Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri; David P. Dyer, Judge. Bill by the General Film Company of Missouri, a corporation, against the General Film Company of Maine, a corporation, which filed a cross-bill. From a decree for defendant on its cross-bill, complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
AMIDON, District Judge.
The General Film Company of Maine is one of the largest corporations engaged in the business of producing and selling moving picture films. Its trade extends throughout the country. St. Louis, Mo., has been one of the centers of its operations. From that branch it supplied an extensive trade in several adjoining states. By the law of Missouri a foreign corporation cannot do business in that state without talcing out a license. A violation of the statute is punishable by fine, and the statute also provides that the corporation shall not be permitted to maintain any…
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