Atlanta Title & Trust Co. v. Boykin

In this case the question raised is, can a private corporation organized under the laws of this State and exercising as a business the general powers of a trust company and examining, certifying, and guaranteeing titles to real estate, under authority conferred by its charter, be prohibited from procuring an amendment to its charter that would confer authority “to prepare any and all papers in connection with conveyance of real and/or personal property that it may be requested to prepare by a customer,” on the ground that the exercise of the powers specified in the proposed amendment would…