State v. Amana Society
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Iowa District Court.— Hon. O. A. Byington, Judge. On application of Martha Wilson, the county attorney of Iowa county was ordered to prosecute the Amana Society “ for the wrongful exercise of corporate powers,” under chapter 9 of title 21 of the Code.
Read the full summary
Appeal from, Iowa District Court.— Hon. O. A. Byington, Judge. On application of Martha Wilson, the county attorney of Iowa county was ordered to prosecute the Amana Society “ for the wrongful exercise of corporate powers,” under chapter 9 of title 21 of the Code. Thereupon the county attorney, W. E. Wallace, filed a petition in the name of the State, alleging in substance that the society had been incorporated as a religious organization, and that, in violation of its charter rights, it had engaged extensively in agricultural pursuits and in business and manufacturing enterprises for…
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
*3061. Religious societies: acquisition and use of property: corporate power, *305Corporations in this State are organized under general laws, and are separated by the Code into two classes — those for pecuniary profit and those not for pe*306cuniary profit. In this action, in the nature of proceedings in quo warranto, the contention of the State is that the defendant, though organized under the statutes relating to corporations not for pecuniary profit, is exercising the functions of a corporation for pecuniary profit, in that it is possessed of extensive property interests with which, in connection with…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- University v. PeopleSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- M. E. Church, South v. HintonTennessee Supreme Court · 1893
- Santa Clara Female Academy v. SullivanIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
- Goesele v. BimelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1853
- Schwartz v. DussSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by21 opinions
- United States v. SeegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. Lonnie Leroy HaughtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Berman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1946
- Trustees of the United Methodist Church v. CogswellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1970
- Order of St. Benedict of NJ v. SteinhauserSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.