 | George Washington McCrary, United States. Circuit Court (8th Circuit) - 1882 - 764 páginas
...in the negative. The language of the statute is, that national banks shall have power "to sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of law or equity as fully as natural persons." A fair construction of this provision would seem to go no further than to place these corporations... | |
 | 1890 - 1130 páginas
...p. 99, §§ 8, 67. By that act it was declared that associations formed pursuant to its provisions "may make contracts, sue and be sued, complain and defend, in any court of law and equity, as fully as natural persons, "(section 8;) and that "suits, actions, and proceedings against... | |
 | 1884 - 1126 páginas
...designated in the organisation certificate for the period of twenty years, and they may adopt a common seal, may make contracts, sue and be sued, complain and...court of law or equity as fully as natural persons, and may elect or appoint directors, and ma\' exercise all such incidental powers as may be necessary... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1890 - 808 páginas
...§ 57, c. 106, § 8. By that act it was declared that associations formed pursuant to its provisions "may make contracts, sue and be sued, complain and defend, in any court of law and equity, as fully as natural persons " (§ 8) ; and that "suits, actions and proceedings against... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - 1884 - 1000 páginas
...shall from the date of its organization be a body corporate, having power to adopt a corporate seal, to make contracts, sue and be sued, complain and defend, in any court of law and equity, as freely as natural persons. Section 52 of this act provides " that all transfers of the... | |
 | 1885 - 916 páginas
...act shall, from the date of the execution of its organization certificate, be a body corporate. ... By such name it may make contracts, sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of law and equity as fully as natural persons, . . . and exercise under this act all such incidental powers... | |
 | A.S. Pratt & Sons - 1886 - 252 páginas
...Sections 11, 29, 55, and 59. Section 11 provided that National banking associations may sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of law or equity as fully as natural persons. Section 29 provided that where proceedings against any association had been commenced by the Comptroller,... | |
 | Michigan - 1887
...years named in the articles of incorporation ; Third, To make contracts; Fourth, To sue and be sued in any court of law or equity as fully as natural persons ; Fifth, To elect or appoint directors, who shall choose from their members a president and one or... | |
 | 1922 - 1206 páginas
...be treated as a corporation for the purposes of said chapters 33 and 21, and as such can 'sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of law or equity' as a legal entity." In Welbtuechter et al. v. Miller et al., 276 Mo. 322, Мое. cit. 329, 208 SW 39,... | |
 | Irving Browne - 1889 - 824 páginas
...way inconsistent with the provisions of section 5136, which declares that these banks may "sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of law or equity as fully as natural persons." It is true that in the construction of statutes the word " may " is sometimes construed as meaning "must,"... | |
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To sue and be sued, complain and defend, in any court of law or equity, as fully as natural persons. 
