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| United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1824 - 954 pages
...corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law, it possesses only...upon it, either expressly, or as incidental to its existence. These are such as are supposed best calculated to effect the object for which it was created.... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1968 - 686 pages
...corporation is considered an artificial being, existing only in contemplation of law ; and being a mere creature of law, it possesses only those properties...expressly, or as incidental to its very existence. Corporations created by statute must depend for their powers, and the nu.-0e of exercising them, upon... | |
| United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - Courts - 1980 - 1110 pages
...corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law, it possesses only those properties which the charter of creation confers upon it, either expressly, or as incidental to its very existence. These are such... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1819 - 816 pages
...intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law, it possesses onlj those properties which the charter of its creation...calculated to effect the object for which it was created. Among the most important are immortality, and, if the expression may be allowed, individuality; properties,... | |
| Dartmouth College, Timothy Farrar - Corporate governance - 1819 - 424 pages
...corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, •nd existing only in contemplation oflaw. Being the mere creature of law, it possesses only those properties, which the charter of its crealion confers upon it, either expressly, or as incidental to its very existence. These are such... | |
| Law - 1843 - 538 pages
...corporation is considered an artificial being, existing only in contemplation of law ; and being a mere creature of law, it possesses only those properties...expressly or as incidental to its very existence. Corporations created by statute must depend for their powers, and the mode of exercising them, upon... | |
| Louisiana. Supreme Court, Merritt M. Robinson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 650 pages
...considered an artificial being, existing only in contemplation of law : and, being a mere creature of the law, it possesses only those properties which the...expressly, or as incidental to its very existence. Corporations created by statute must depend for their powers and mode of exercising them, upon the... | |
| Joseph Kinnicut Angell, Samuel Ames - Business enterprises - 1846 - 872 pages
...Justice, " is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law, it possesses only...best calculated to effect the object for which it is created. Among the most important are immortality, and, if the expression may be allowed, individuality;... | |
| Commerce - 1846 - 632 pages
...which are entitled to more weight. We are informed that a corporation possesses only those powers or properties which the charter of its creation confers...it, either expressly, or as incidental to its very existence.—Dartmouth College rs. Woodward. The incidental or implied powers must not be construed... | |
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