State v. Society for Friendless Children

McCLENDON, Chief Justice.

Quo warranto suit by “the State of Texas, acting by and through its * * * Attorney General * * *, and on behalf of the State Board of Control, Division of Child Welfare,” to forfeit the charter of appellee. The appeal is from a judgment sustaining a general demurrer to plaintiff’s petition and dismissing the suit.

May 29, 1934, appellee’s incorporators applied to the Secretary of State for a charter, the purpose clause of which was: “general supervision, placement and aid work of under-privileged and orphan children and to maintain a home for underprivileged and orphan…