Johnson v. Mason Lodge No. 33, I. O. O. F.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 105 — ACTION ON NOTE APPEAL EBOM MASON CIRCUIT COURT. 1. Section 571, Kentucky Statutes, makes it illegal for a corporation to transact any business without complying with its requirements, and no recovery can be had on a contract which it was unlawful for it to make. Vanmeter v. Spurrier, 94 Ky., 22; Vannoy v. Patton, 5 B. Mon., 248; Franklin Ins.
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Case 105 — ACTION ON NOTE APPEAL EBOM MASON CIRCUIT COURT. 1. Section 571, Kentucky Statutes, makes it illegal for a corporation to transact any business without complying with its requirements, and no recovery can be had on a contract which it was unlawful for it to make. Vanmeter v. Spurrier, 94 Ky., 22; Vannoy v. Patton, 5 B. Mon., 248; Franklin Ins. Co. v. Louisville, &c„ Packet Co., 9 Bush, 590; Farrior v. New England Mortgage Co., 88 Ala., 275; Cary Lombard Co. v. Thomas, 92 Tenn., 587; Stevenson v. Ewing, 87 Tenn., 46; Cincinnati Mutual Health Assurance Co. v. Rosenthal, 55 111., 85;…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE BURNAM
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellee alleges that it is duly incorporated under the laws of this Commonwealth, with power to contract and be contracted with; that the appellant, Johnson, borrowed from them the sum of $750, for which he on the same day executed and delivered to them his promissory note, by which he agreed to pay them the sum loaned, with interest, on demand; that he paid thereon $52.50 August 17, 1897, and that demand had been made for the balance of the debt, and payment refused.
Appellant, in his answer, admits the execution of the note sued on, and that it…
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