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 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1824 - 952 pages
...existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law, it possesses only those properties which the charter of its creation confers 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. Among... | |
 | Law - 1843 - 530 pages
...only in contemplation of law ; and being a mere creature of law, it possesses only those properties which the charter of its creation confers upon it, either expressly or as incidental to its very existence. Corporations created by statute must depend for their powers, and the mode of exercising... | |
 | John Marshall - Constitutional law - 1839 - 762 pages
...existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law. it possesses only those properties which the charter of its creation confers upon it, either expressly, or as incidental to its very existence. These are such as are supposed best calculated to effect the object for which it was... | |
 | John Bouvier - Anglo-Norman dialect - 1843 - 752 pages
...of law. Being the mere creature of law," continues the judge, " it possesses only those properties which the charter of its creation confers upon it, either expressly or as incidental to its very existence. These are such as are supposed best calculated to effect the object for which it was... | |
 | Commercial law - 1847 - 554 pages
...only in contemplation of law. Being a mere creature of the law, it possesses only those properties which the charter of its creation confers upon it, either expressly, or as incidental to its very existence." And in the case of the Bank of the United States vs. Dandridge, 12 Wheat. 64, where... | |
 | Alabama. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1878 - 738 pages
...only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of the law, it possesses only those properties which the charter of its creation confers upon it, either expressly, or as incidental to its very existence. These are such as are supposed to be best calculated to effect the object for which... | |
 | Florida. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1848 - 786 pages
...granted. Principles of law applicable to this and other corporations. i;It possesses only those properties which the charter of its creation confers upon it, either expressly, or as incidental to its very existence. These are such as are supposed best calculated to effect the object for which it was... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1849 - 680 pages
...existing only in contemplation of law. Being the creature of the law, it possesses only those properties which the charter of its creation confers upon it, either expressly, or as incidental to its very existence. Frederick et al. vs. The City Council of Augusta, - 561 See Augusta, 1, 2. Constitution,... | |
 | Louisiana. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1849 - 814 pages
...laid down is that, "a corporation, being the mere creature of the law, possesses only those powers which the charter of its creation confers upon it, either expressly, or ae incidental to it« very existence. These are euch a» г NEW ORLEANS, MARCH, 1343. 301 are supposed... | |
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