Household Finance Corp. v. Shaffner

Original mandamus in this court to compel respondent, Commissioner of Finance, to issue to relator a license to do business under our Small Loan Law, Sections 8150, 8171, inclusive, Revised Statutes of Missouri 1939. [Mo. R. S. A.]

The facts as stated by relator and conceded by respondent entitle relator to the requested license unless the Small Loan Law has been nullified by Section 44, Article 3, Missouri Constitution of 1945. [All references hereafter to Section 44 will be to this constitutional provision and references to other section numbers will be to sections of Revised Statutes…