 A 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 its creation confers upon it, either expressly, or as incidental...  Institutes of American Law - Halaman 42oleh John Bouvier - 1882Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1819 - 816 halaman
...supposedly calculated to effect the object for which it was at ated. Among the most important are immortafo and, if the expression may be allowed, individuality properties, by which a perpetual succession of BMJ persons are considered as the same, and may acts a single individual. They enable a -corporation... | |
 | Ohio. General Assembly. Joint Committee on the Communication of the Auditor of State - 1821 - 76 halaman
..."contemplation of law. Being the mere creature " of law, it possesses only those properties, which " the charter of its creation confers upon it, either...such as are supposed best calculated " to effect the objects for which it was created. " Among the most important, are immortality, and, **if the expression... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1824 - 990 halaman
...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 arc supposed best calculated to effect the object for whieh'it was created.... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1824 - 952 halaman
...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 the most important are immortality, and, if the expression may be allowed,... | |
 | 1843 - 530 halaman
...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 them, upon... | |
 | Indiana. General Assembly. Senate - 1837 - 868 halaman
...Woodward, (4 Wbeatoa 636) where that distinguished jurist says, the properties possessed by a corporation "are such as are supposed best calculated to effect the object for which it was created." And again: "the objects for which a corporation is created are universally such as the goverment wishes... | |
 | John Marshall - 1839 - 762 halaman
...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...individuality ; properties, by which a perpetual succession of many persons are considered as the same, and may act as a single individual. They enable a corporation... | |
 | Samuel Alfred Foot - 1839 - 112 halaman
...law, it possesses only those properties which the charter of its creation confers upon it. * . * * Among the most important are immortality, and, if...individuality; properties, by which a perpetual succession of many persons are considered as the same, and may act as the single individual." [Dartmouth College... | |
 | John Bouvier - 1843 - 752 halaman
...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...individuality ; properties by which a perpetual succession of many persons are considered as the same, and may act as 354 COR 355 the single individual. They enable... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1844 - 800 halaman
...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...incidental to its very existence. These are such as were supposed best calculated to effect the object for which it was created. Among the most important... | |
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