Legal Opinion
Penniman's Case
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 18, 1881No. 281PublishedCited by 51 opinions
Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Rhode Island. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Woods
The General Statutes of Rlu.de Island, chap. 142, contain the following provisions: —
" Sect. 11. Every manufacturing corporation included within the provisions of this chapter, shall file in the town clerk’s office of the town where the manufactory is established, annually on or before the 15th day of February, a certificate, signed by a majority of the directors, truly stating the amount of its capital stock actually paid in; the value, as last assessed for a town tax, of its real estate; the balance of its personal assets, and the amount of its debts.
" Sect. 12. If any of said companies…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bank of Columbia v. OkelySupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Von Hoffman v. City of QuincySupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Bronson v. KinzieSupreme Court of the United States · 1843
- McCulloch v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Packet Co. v. KeokukSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Home Building & Loan Assn. v. BlaisdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- United States Trust Co. of NY v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Thorpe v. Housing Authority of DurhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Presser v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- People Ex Rel. Durham Realty Corp. v. La FetraNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
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