Legal Opinion
Diggs v. Morgan College
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 30, 1918PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. In Equity. (Duncan, J.) The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtStockbridge, J.
Morgan College is a corporation chartered by the Acts, of 1890, Chapter 326, as amended by the Acts of 1900, Chapter 357. The purpose for which the corporation was formed was for furnishing instruction in the higher branches of learning to members of the negro race.
Section 5 of the Act of 1900 defines the powers of the corporation, as. follows.:
“The said Morgan College shall have the power to found, establish and maintain a school or schools of education, learning and training, establish and maintain scholarships, professorships, lectureships, chairs of instruction and auxiliary schools, and…
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