Roanoke Cemetery Co. v. Goodwin
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Roanoke county, pronounced October 10, 1902, in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellant was the complainant, and the appellees were the defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
The Roanoke Cemetery Company was incorporated at August term, 1869, of the Circuit Court of Roanoke county, and invested with all general powers, and subject to all general restrictions, then in force or which might thereafter be enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, for the operation and control of cemetery companies.
Article Id of its constitution provides: “That the Board of Directors shall appoint a superintendent whose duties and emoluments shall be prescribed by the board.”
On August 15, 1875, a regulation was adopted that “The superintendent shall furnish a certificate of…
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