Case of Sutton's Hospital

Case of Sutton's Hospital

"Case of Sutton's Hospital" (1612) 10 Rep. 32.; 77 Eng Rep 960, 973, is an old common law case decided by Sir Edward Coke. It concerned the London Charterhouse.

Facts

Judgment

cquote|And it is great reason that an Hospital in expectancy or intendment, or nomination, shall be sufficient to support the name of an Incorporation, when the Corporation itself is onely in abstracto, and resteth onely in intendment and consideration of the Law; for a Corporation aggregate of many is invisible, immortal, & resteth only in intendment and consideration of the Law; and therefore in.
"39 H. 6. 13b. 14 a."
Dean and Chapter cannot have predecessor nor successor.
"21 E. 4. 27. & 30 E. 3. 15. 6."
They may not commit treason, nor be outlawed, nor excommunicate, for they have no souls, neither can they appear in person, but by Attorney.
"33 H. 8. Br. Fealty."
A Corporation aggregate of many cannot do fealty, for an invisible body cannot be in person, nor can swear,
"Plow. Com. 213, and The Lord Berkley’s Case 245,"
it is not subject to imbecilities, or death of the natural, body, and divers other cases.

ee also

*UK company law

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