Legal Opinion

Corn Products Manufacturing Co. v. Western Candy & Bakers Supply Co.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 21, 1911PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—Hon. George C. Hitchcock, Judge. (1) On the undisputed evidence plaintiff was disqualified from maintaining and prosecuting this suit.

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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—Hon. George C. Hitchcock, Judge. (1) On the undisputed evidence plaintiff was disqualified from maintaining and prosecuting this suit. R. S. 1809, sec. 3040; Zinc and Lead Co. v. Zinc Mining Co.. 221 Mo. 7. (2) The contract was made in Missouri with a foreign corporation “doing business” in Missouri,, within the meaning of the statute, without having been, licensed, and is therefore void. . Tri-State Co. v. Forest Park Co., 192 Mo. 404; Osborne & Co. v. Shilling, 88-Pac. 258; Mill & L. Co. v. Sims, 197 Mo. 507; Zinc & L. Co. v. Bay State Co., 221 Mo.…

1Opinion of the CourtReynolds, P. J.

Action by plaintiff, a New Jersey corporation, against defendant for recovery of the price of 150 barrels of starch, sold, shipped and .delivered to defendant, for which it is alleged defendant agreed to pay plaintiff a stipulated sum; that not being paid, plaintiff demands judgment, with interest from date of demand.

* The answer avers that plaintiff is a foreign corporation, that the transaction involved was business done In this state, and that at the time of the alleged contract and purchase, plaintiff was doing business here in violation of the provisions of sections 1024, 1025 and 1026,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. International Textbook Co. v. PiggSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  2. International Text-Book Co. v. GillespieSupreme Court of Missouri · 1910
  3. United Shoe Machinery Co. v. RamloseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1910
  4. Koenig v. Truscott Boat Manufacturing Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1911
  5. Chuse Engine & Manufacturing Co. v. Vromania Apartment Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1910

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Yerxa, Andrews & Thurston v. Randazzo MacAroni Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1926
  2. J. R. Watkins Medical Co. v. HollowayMissouri Court of Appeals · 1914
  3. Kaw Boiler Works Co. v. RefineriesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1925
  4. Mergenthaler Linotype Co. v. HaysMissouri Court of Appeals · 1914
  5. Bauch v. Weber Flour Mills Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1922

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