Supreme Court Reporter Volume 32 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...Judgment Below. 7. A judgment of ouster and fine, entered gainst a foreign corporation in quo war ranto proceedings in the highest court or a state, which cannot be reversed on the Federal question involved, cannot be modified so as to provide that the judgment shall not be construed to conflict with a decree entered in an equity cause in another court, to which the corporation is a party, nor be amended by adding a provision that the judgment of ouster shall not operate to make those who buy the products of the corporation subject to prosecution under a statute making it a felony for any person to deal in articles manufactured by a corporation whose license has been forfeited, which the court has no right to assume will be applied so as to interfere with interstate commerce. Ed. Note.--For other cases, see Courts, Cent. Dig. 55 1091, 1093; Dec. Dig. 5 400. Nos. 47 and 48. Argued November 8 and 9, 1911. Decided April 1, 1912. TWO WRITS OF ERROR to the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri to review judgments of ouster and fine in quo warranto proceedings instituted in that court against foreign corporations charged with misusing their license to do business in the state. Affirmed. See same case below, 218 Mo. 1, 116 8. W. 902. Statement by Mr. Justice Lamar: Writ of error to a judgment of ouster and fine against plaintiffs in error in original quo warranto proceedings in the supreme court of Missouri. The Missouri anti-trust act (Rev. Stat, of 1899, 8968, 8971) provides that any person or corporation which shall form a combination in restraint of trade shall be deemed guilty of a conspiracy to defraud, and on conviction shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $5 nor more than $100 per day for each day the combination continues, and in a...