 | United States. Supreme Court - 1824 - 990 sider
...being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law, it possesses only those properties which the...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 sider
...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... | |
 | 1843 - 530 sider
...considered an artificial being, existing only in contemplation of law ; and being a mere creature of 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 the mode of exercising them, upon... | |
 | John Marshall - 1839 - 762 sider
...being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law. it possesses only those properties which the...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... | |
 | Samuel Alfred Foot - 1839 - 112 sider
...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. * . * * Among the most important are immortality, and, if the expression may be allowed, individuality;... | |
 | John Bouvier - 1843 - 752 sider
...and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law," continues the judge, " it possesses only those properties which the charter...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... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1844 - 800 sider
...being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law, it possesses only those properties which the...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... | |
 | 1846 - 632 sider
...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 upon it, either expressly, oras incidental to its very existence. — Dartmouth College vs. Woodward. The incidental or implied... | |
 | Alabama. Supreme Court - 1878 - 738 sider
...artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of the law, it possesses only those properties which...its very existence. These are such as are supposed to be best calculated to effect the object for which it is created." In addition to powers expressly... | |
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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... 
