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" It is very true that a corporation can have no legal existence out of the boundaries of the sovereignty by which it is created. It exists only in contemplation of law, and by force of the law ; and where that law ceases to operate, and is no longer obligatory,... "
The Law of Railways: Embracing the Law of Corporations, Eminent Domain ... - Page 57
by Isaac Fletcher Redfield - 1869
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United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court, Volume 308

United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1940 - 894 pages
...Cranch 57. Throughout, the mode of thought was metaphorical. The classic doctrine was that a corporation "must dwell in the place of its creation, and cannot migrate to another sovereignty." Bank of Augusta v. Earle, 13 Pet. 519, 588. Logically applied, this theory of non-migration prevented...
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Reports of Civil and Criminal Cases Decided by the ..., Volume 5; Volume 68

Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1870 - 840 pages
...the sovereignty by which it is created. It exists only in contemplation of law, and by the force of law; and where that law ceases to operate, and is...creation, and cannot migrate to another sovereignty ; but although it must live and have its being in that State only, yet it does not follow that its...
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The American Jurist and Law Magazine, Volume 4; Volume 22

Law - 1843 - 516 pages
...existence out of the boundaries of the sovereignty by which it is created. It exists only in contemplation of law, and by force of the law ; and where that law...creation, and cannot migrate to another sovereignty. But although it must live and have its being in that state only, yet it does not by any means follow...
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The American Jurist and Law Magazine, Volume 6; Volume 24

Law - 1843 - 530 pages
...which it is created, as it exists only in contemplation of law, and by force of the law : and when that law ceases to operate, and is no longer obligatory,...creation, and cannot migrate to another sovereignty. But although it may live and have its being in that state only, yet it does not follow that its existence...
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Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of Chancery of the State of ..., Volume 69

New Jersey. Court of Chancery - Law reports, digests, etc - 1907 - 930 pages
...existence out of the boundaries of the sovereignty by which it is created. It exists only in contemplation of law and by force of the law, and where that law...creation and cannot migrate to another sovereignty.'' This theory was the basis of the decision of the cases which held that a corporation could not be sued...
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The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 1

1839 - 568 pages
...that the plaintiffs acquired a legal title to the bills by the purchase. exists only in contemplation of law, and by force of the law, and where that law...creation, and cannot migrate to another sovereignty. But although it must live and have its being in that state only, yet it does not by any means follow,...
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Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 1

Commerce - 1839 - 566 pages
...sovereignty by which it is created. It exists only in contemplation of law, and by force of the law, ağd where that law ceases to operate and is no longer...creation, and cannot migrate to another sovereignty. But although it must live and have its being in that state only, yet it does not by any means follow,...
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Reports of Cases in the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, Volume 40

Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals - Law reports, digests, etc - 1843 - 900 pages
...existence out of the boundaries of the sovereignty by which it is created. It exists only in contemplation of law and by force of the law; and where that law...creation, and cannot migrate to another sovereignty. But although it must live and have its being in that state only, yet it does not by any means follow...
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The American Jurist: And Law Magazine, Volume 24

Law - 1843 - 538 pages
...exists only in contemplation of law, and by force of the law : and when that law ceases to operate, und is no longer obligatory, the corporation can have...creation, and cannot migrate to another sovereignty. But although it may live and have its being in that state only, yet it does not follow that its existence...
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Reports of Cases at Law and in Equity Argued and Determined in ..., Volume 49

Arkansas. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1888 - 666 pages
...sovereignty by which it is created. It exists only in contemplation of the law, Watson v. Thompson Lumber Co. and by force of the law, and where that law ceases...creation, and cannot migrate to another sovereignty. But although it must live and have its being in that State only, yet it does not by any means follow...
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