 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1897 - 1198 pages
...Marshall's works that a corporation is the mere creature of the law, and possesses only those powers which the charter of Its creation confers upon it...expressly or as Incidental to its very existence, thus proceed: "It is further argued that the commet with Davis was ultra vires In another respect,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1990 - 1088 pages
...Marshall explained: "A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law,...expressly, or as incidental to its very existence. These are such as are supposed best calculated to effect the object for which it was created." Trustees... | |
 | California. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1906 - 846 pages
...right. A corporation is the mere creature of law, existing only in contemplation of law, possessing only those properties which the charter of its creation...upon it, either expressly or as incidental to its existence. This statute under which the Board of Supervisors was organized, (together with the act... | |
 | California. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1906 - 858 pages
...Dartmouth College case, 4 Wheat. 636, Chief Justice Marshall said: "Being the mere creature of the law, it possesses only those properties which the...its creation confers upon it, either expressly or incidental to its very existence. These are such as are supposed best calculated to effect the object... | |
 | Phillip I. Blumberg - Law - 1993 - 337 pages
...in vivid terms: "A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law,...it, either expressly, or as incidental to its very existence."6 These terms were borrowed from the English jurists, but Marshall's emphasis on the term... | |
 | Clifford G. Christians, John P. Ferré, P. Mark Fackler - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1993 - 286 pages
...being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in the contemplation of law. Being the mere creation of law, it possesses only those properties which the...its very existence" (Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 4 Wheat. 518.636 [1819]). 17. Milton Friedman, "The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase... | |
 | David Ehrenfeld - Nature - 1993 - 233 pages
...landscape. Loyalty A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law,...its creation confers upon it, either expressly or incidental to its very existence. . . . Among the most important are immortality, and, if the expression... | |
 | Marc Giguere - Corporation law - 1994 - 722 pages
...«A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in cont emplat ion of law. Being the mere creature of law, it possesses...expressly, or as incidental to its very existence. These are such as are supposed but calculated to effect the object for which it was created. Among... | |
 | John Rogers Commons - 434 pages
...centuries, described a corporation as "an artificial being, invisible, intangible and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law,...expressly, or as incidental to its very existence. . . . Among the most important are immortality, and, if the expression may be allowed, individuality;... | |
 | Allen Kaufman, Lawrence Zacharias, Marvin Jay Karson - Business & Economics - 1995 - 294 pages
...case. 17. Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 4 Wheaton 518, 636 (1819). Marshall continued as follows: "Being the mere creature of law it possesses only...expressly or as incidental to its very existence. These are such as are supposed best calculated to effect the object for which it was created. Among... | |
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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... 
