 Without ascribing to this body, which in its corporate capacity is the mere creature of the act to which it owes its existence, all the qualities and disabilities annexed by the common law to ancient institutions of this sort, it may correctly be said...  A Treatise on the Law of Insurance - Page 5by Wendell Phillips - 1823 - 550 pagesFull view - About this book
 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - Law reports, digests, etc - 1806 - 476 pages
...qualities and disabilities annexed by the common law to ancient institutions of this sort, it may correctly be said to be precisely what the incorporating act...exerting its faculties only in the manner which that' act authorises. To this source of its being, then, we must recur to ascertain its powers, and to determine... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - Law reports, digests, etc - 1812 - 444 pages
....and disabilities annexed by the common law to ancient institutions of this sort, it may correctly be. said to be precisely what the incorporating act; has made it, to derive all its powers from that actj and to be capable of exerting its faculties only in the Head manner. which that act authorizes.... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1904 - 444 pages
...qualities and disabilities annexed by the common law to ancient institutions of this sort, it may correctly be said, to be precisely what the incorporating act...and to be capable of exerting its faculties only in a manner which that act authorizes." In that case, the act of incorporation prescribed the mode in... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1824 - 952 pages
...owes its existence. It may correctly be said, to be precisely what the incorporating act has made it, and to be capable of exerting its faculties only in the manner in which that act authorizes." And this principle has been recognised in every case where the rights,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1824 - 990 pages
...corporate capacity, is the mere creature of the act to which it owes its existence. It may correctly be said, to be precisely what the incorporating act has made it, and to be capable of exerting its faculties only in the manner in which that act authorizes." And this... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1827 - 682 pages
...qualities and disabilities annexed by the common law to ancient institutions of this sort, it may correctly be said to be precisely what the incorporating act...faculties only in the manner which that act authorizes." In that case, the act of incorporation prescribed the mode in which contracts should be made, in order... | |
 | Commercial law - 1847 - 554 pages
...qualities and disabilities annexed by the common law to ancient institutions of this sort, it may correctly be said to be precisely what the incorporating act...faculties only in the manner which that act authorizes. " To this source of its being, then, we must recur to ascertain its powers ; and to determine whether... | |
 | New York (State). Court of Chancery - Equity - 1848 - 732 pages
...extent of such capacity. Chief Justice Marshall says of one of these corporations : " It may correctly be said to be precisely what the incorporating act...faculties, only in the manner which that act authorizes." (Head v. The Providence Insurance Company, 2 Cranch, 167.) Bard v. Chamberlain. And Chief Justice Taney,... | |
 | Louisiana. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1849 - 814 pages
...capacity, n corporation is a mere creature of the act to which it owes its existence : it may correctly be said to be precisely what the incorporating act...capable of exerting its faculties only in the manner that act authorizes." II. The counsel for the plaintiffs contend that the endorsement of the bonds... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1858 - 564 pages
...common law to an" cient institutions of this sort, it may correctly be said to " be precisely what ihe incorporating act has made it, to " derive all its...act, and to be capable of " exerting its faculties in the manner which the act autho" rises. To this end of its being, then, we must recur to " ascertain... | |
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