 Plain ;" and as such shall have perpetual succession, and may sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of law or equity ; may take, hold, purchase iand convey real estate and personal property, as the purposes of such corporation may require...  Journal of the Assembly of the State of New York - Página 1236por New York (State). Legislature. Assembly - 1868Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | 1881 - 1014 páginas
...the cases. By sect. 5136, United States Revised Statutes 1878, it is provided that national banks " may sue and be sued, complain and defend, in any court of law and equity, as fully as natural persons." Sect. 57 of the Bank Act of 1864 provided that "suits, actions,... | |
 | New York (State). Court of Appeals, George Franklin Comstock, Henry Rogers Selden, Francis Kernan, Erasmus Peshine Smith, Joel Tiffany, Edward Jordan Dimock, Samuel Hand, Hiram Edward Sickels, Louis J. Rezzemini, Edmund Hamilton Smith, Edwin Augustus Bedell, Alvah S. Newcomb, James Newton Fiero - 1883 - 790 páginas
...compulsory, or in any 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 SICKELS — VOL. XXVI. 68 538 TALMAGE v. THIRD NAT'L B'K OF CITY OF NY [March, Opinion of the Court,... | |
 | 1884 - 1062 páginas
...County Turnpike Company,' and by that name shall have succession for the term of years above specified; may sue and be sued, complain and defend, in any court of law or equity; may make and use a common seal," etc., conferring the usual corporate powers. By the second section it... | |
 | New York (State) - 1885 - 1022 páginas
...corporate by the name of " The Village of Newark," and by that name they and their successors forever shall have perpetual succession and may sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court, and upon the approval of a majority of the trustees thereof may take by gift, grant,... | |
 | Illinois - 1887 - 2194 páginas
...politic, by the name in such certificate mentioned, and by that name shall have perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of law or equity, and shall be vested with all the powers and charged with all the liabilities conferred and imposed... | |
 | Florida - 1887 - 378 páginas
...said corporation shall have succession by its corporate name for the period of ninety-nine years ; may sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of law or equity, and may have and use a common seal, and alter the same at pleasure. Ii shall also have power to make... | |
 | A.S. Pratt & Sons - 1886 - 252 páginas
...were contained in 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... | |
 | New York (State) - 1888 - 1244 páginas
...name of the " Board of water and sewer commissioners of the village of Watkins,'' and in that name may sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of competent jurisdiction. § 2. Within twenty days after the passage of this act the persons Allotment... | |
 | Irving Browne - 1889 - 824 páginas
...compulsory, or in any 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... | |
 | New York (State) - 1890 - 1376 páginas
...hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate by the name of the village of Greenbush; and as such shall have perpetual succession, and may sue...law or equity; may take, hold, purchase and convey re*! estate as the purposes of corporation may require; may make and use a common seal, and alter the... | |
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