SOCIETY, C. v. NEW-HAVEN, 21 U.S. 464 (1823)

THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS v. THE TOWN OF NEW-HAVEN, AND WILLIAM WHEELER. FEBRUARY TERM, 1823. A corporation for religious and charitable purposes, which is endowed solely by private benefactions, is a private eleemosynary corporation, although it is created by a charter from the government. The capacity of private […]

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