The American Law Review, Volume 50Little, Brown, and Company, 1916 - Law |
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... corporation was a citizen of the State which had created it . Up to that time the Court had uniformly held that a corporation was not a citizen within the meaning of the " diverse citizenship " clause of the Constitution . The result of ...
... corporation was a citizen of the State which had created it . Up to that time the Court had uniformly held that a corporation was not a citizen within the meaning of the " diverse citizenship " clause of the Constitution . The result of ...
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... corporation was not a privilege , but a contract , and therefore irrevocable , with the sequence that if a cor- rupt ... corporations granted thereafter should be subject to change , modifica- tion or repeal at the will of the ...
... corporation was not a privilege , but a contract , and therefore irrevocable , with the sequence that if a cor- rupt ... corporations granted thereafter should be subject to change , modifica- tion or repeal at the will of the ...
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... corporation , nor have they been made amenable to the city for the faithful discharge of their duties . This was decided in the case of Altvater v . The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore ; it was also decided in that case , that since ...
... corporation , nor have they been made amenable to the city for the faithful discharge of their duties . This was decided in the case of Altvater v . The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore ; it was also decided in that case , that since ...
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... corporation ; and also that the city is not amenable to suit in such a case , because it has no control over the board , which is a State agency . Someone certainly ought to be made liable for this in- jury ? Why not sue the occupier of ...
... corporation ; and also that the city is not amenable to suit in such a case , because it has no control over the board , which is a State agency . Someone certainly ought to be made liable for this in- jury ? Why not sue the occupier of ...
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... Corporation is con- spicuous . Nevertheless , private individuals , however enlightened , can reach no comprehensive results in large movements such as these , unless they are sustained by a legal prin- ciple enforced by the courts ...
... Corporation is con- spicuous . Nevertheless , private individuals , however enlightened , can reach no comprehensive results in large movements such as these , unless they are sustained by a legal prin- ciple enforced by the courts ...
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