Jeffries v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Appeal from an order of the State Corporation Commission, refusing to issue a certificate of dissolution of a corporation upon an application by the stockholders. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.
*430The paramount question in this case is whether public service corporations created and existing under the laws of this State have, under those laws, the same right of voluntary dissolution which is accorded to all other business corporations. The constitutional and statutory provisions on the subject seem to us to plainly answer the question in the affirmative.
“The creation of corporations, and the extension and amendment of charters (whether heretofore or hereafter granted) shall be provided for by general laws, and no charter shall be granted, amended or extended by special act, nor shall…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
- Christian v. BulbeckSupreme Court of Virginia · 1916
- Miller v. HurfordNebraska Supreme Court · 1882
- Dallis v. GriffinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Bertram v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1908
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Jones v. RheaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
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- Slater v. Shell Oil CompanyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1940
- Atlas Underwriters, Ltd. v. State Corp. CommissionSupreme Court of Virginia · 1989
- Ex parte Norfolk Railway & Light Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1925
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