St. Louis, Iron Mountain & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Paul
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. This action was commenced in a justice’s court in Saline Township, Saline County, Arkansas, by Charles Paul against the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Arkansas, and owning and operating a railroad within that State, to recover $21.80 due him as a laborer, and a penalty of $1.25 per day for failure to pay him what was due him when he was…
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. This action was commenced in a justice’s court in Saline Township, Saline County, Arkansas, by Charles Paul against the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Arkansas, and owning and operating a railroad within that State, to recover $21.80 due him as a laborer, and a penalty of $1.25 per day for failure to pay him what was due him when he was discharged. The case, was carried by appeal to the Circuit Court of. Saline County and there tried de novo. Defendant demurred…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fullee
Plaintiff in error was a corporation duly organized under the laws of Arkansas and engaged in operating a railroad in that State.
The state constitution provided: “Corporations may be formed under general laws; which laws may, from time to time, be altered or repealed. The general assembly shall have the power to alter, revoke or annul any charter of incorporation now existing and revocable at the adoption of this constitution, or any that may hereáfter be created, whenever, in their opinion, it may be injurious to the citizens of this State; in such manner, however, that no injustice shall be…
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