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... Speeches, Debates, Resolutions, List of the Delegates, Committees, Etc - 第416页编者: - 1899 - 626 页全本阅读 - 图书信息
| Indiana. Appellate Court - 1894 - 786 页
...an individual personality distinct from that of its members. As defined by Chief Justice MARSHALL: "A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible and existing only in contemplation of law." "Among the most important (of its attributes) are immortality, and if the expression may be allowed... | |
| 1894 - 918 页
...authorized agents. Angelí & A. Priv. Corp. ££ 228, 276. Being the mere creation of law, a corporation possesses only those properties which the charter of its creation confers upon it. These are such as are supposed best calculated to effect the object for which it was created. Dartmouth... | |
| 1894 - 260 页
...corporation is usually looked upon as an artificial person, and, according to Chief Justice Marshall, "is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law." (Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 4 Wheat. 636.) The nature of a corporation has been considered... | |
| Abraham Clark Freeman - 1911 - 1026 页
...invisible, intangible, and existingonly in contemplation of law: Dartmouth College case, 4 Wheat. G37. Being the mere creature of the law, it possesses only...properties which the charter of its creation confers upon is. either expressly or as incidental to its very existence. These are such as 8" are supposed to be... | |
| John Houston Merrill, Thomas Johnson Michie, Charles Frederic Williams, David Shephard Garland - 1895 - 1082 页
...was drawn from the artificial nature of corporations, being based upon the supposed axiom, that as a corporation is "an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law," it possesses only those qualities with which its charter endows it, and is nonexistent, except... | |
| Ohio. Courts - 1901 - 788 页
...College v. Woodward, 17 US, 4 Wheat, 636, where the same principle is again announced by the court. " A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being a mere creature of the law, it possesses only those properties which the charter of its... | |
| 1895 - 284 页
...administration of civil government, and performing duties which flow from the sovereign authority? * * * A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of the law, it possesses only those properties which the charter of its... | |
| Seymour Dwight Thompson - 1895 - 1100 页
...l The following is the definition given by Chief Justice Marshall in the Dartmouth College case: " 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... | |
| George Ticknor Curtis - 1896 - 812 页
...members of civil goverument. Is it from the act of incorporation ? Let this subject be considered. A corporation is an artificial being — invisible,...intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being tho mere ereature of law, it possesses only these properties which the character of its... | |
| Fred Newton Scott, Joseph Villiers Denny, Joseph Villiers Denney - 1909 - 494 页
...receive a more attentive consideration. — John Marshall : Constitutional Decisions. 10. Corporations. 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... | |
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