Legal Opinion
Smith v. Ladner
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided August 8, 1968No. Civ. A. 3905PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:
This litigation challenges § 5310.1 of the Mississippi Code of 1942 1 regulating and prescribing the procedure for the issuance of charters to non-profit corporations, as being unconstitutional and void. Specifically, it is alleged that the statute vests unconstitutionally broad discretion in the Governor to grant or deny nonprofit corporate charters. To the extent hereinafter indicated, we agree with the challengers.
Section 5310.1 provides that an application for a charter of incorporation for a non-profit corporation must be submitted to the Secretary of State, who in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- McLaughlin v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Staub v. City of BaxleySupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Frost v. Corporation Comm'n of Okla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Mrs. Lola Hornsby v. Ivan Allen, Mayor of the City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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- City of Santa Clara, Cal. v. KleppeDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1976
- Davis v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1976
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