 | Thomas Carl Spelling - 1892 - 736 sider
...the corporation, and of the rights and powers of both, is that of Chief Justice Marshall, as follows: "An artificial being, invisible, intangible and existing...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... | |
 | 1893 - 268 sider
...485, 498. tSee the case of Baroness Wenlock v. River Dee Co., LR 10 App. Cas 354. $4 Wheat 518. ficial being invisible, intangible, and existing only in...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."... | |
 | John Lewis - 1893 - 820 sider
...that announced by Chief Justice Marshall in the case of Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 4 Wheat 518: "A corporation is an artificial being, invisible,...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... | |
 | William Law Murfree - 1893 - 436 sider
...sovereignty by which they are created. It was said by CHIEF JUSTICE MARSHALL, in a muchquoted opinion, that "a corporation is an artificial being, invisible,...intangible and existing only in contemplation of law." 1 It follows that, strictly speaking, a corporation can have no legal existence beyond the boundaries... | |
 | Indiana. Appellate Court - 1894 - 786 sider
...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 - 260 sider
...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 by the... | |
 | Seymour Dwight Thompson - 1895 - 1100 sider
...l The following is the definition given by Chief Justice Marshall in the Dartmouth College case: " A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible,...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.... | |
 | 1895 - 284 sider
...administration of civil government, and performing duties which flow from the sovereign authority? * * * A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible,...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... | |
 | Ohio. Courts - 1901 - 788 sider
...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 creation confers... | |
 | Henry N. Butler, Larry E. Ribstein - 1995 - 236 sider
...in the first great corporation case in this country, Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward.™ A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible,...properties that the charter of its creation confers upon it, either expressly or as incidental to its very existence. These properties are such as are... | |
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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... 
