Legal Opinion
State v. U. S. Realty Improvement Co.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided February 3, 1926PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
A certificate of incorporation evidences a contract between the State and the corporate entity created thereby. Morris v. American Public Utilities Co., 14 Del. Ch. 136, 122 A. 696. The bill in substance therefore seeks to cancel a contract which the State claims was procured by fraud. The representation contained in the certificate that three persons had associated themselves to establish a corporation, that, they had .signed and acknowledged the certificate, was false. The certificate containing *110this false representation was filed with the Secretary of State, who, being…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Morris v. American Public Utilities CompanyCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1923
- Vanderbilt v. MitchellSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1907
- Hollis v. KinneyCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1923
- Jones v. PorterMississippi Supreme Court · 1882
- Andrews v. AuerMichigan Supreme Court · 1913
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3Cited by3 opinions
- McKee v. Standard Minerals Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1931
- Wylain, Inc. v. TRE Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1980
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States v. Veterans Club of Everett, Inc., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bedford County1948