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Cosmopolitan Club v. Virginia, 208 U.S. 378 (1908)
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Cosmopolitan Club v. Virginia, 208 U.S. 378 (1908)
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Cosmopolitan Club v. Virginia No. 130 Argued January 23, 1908 Decided February 24, 1908 208 U.S. 378
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF
APPEALS OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA
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The charter of a private corporation may be forfeited or annulled for the misuse of it corporate privilege and franchise, and its forfeiture or annulment, by appropriate judicial proceeding, for such a reason would not impair the obligation of the contract, if any, arising between the state and the corporation out of the mere granting of the charter. The charter granted to a club, held, in this case, not to amount to such a contract that the club could disregard the valid laws subsequently enacted by the state regulating the sale of liquor.
The judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction of Virginia, made after a hearing, that a corporation of that state had violated the liquor laws of the state and that, in pursuance of statutory provisions, the charter rights and franchises of the club ceased without further proceedings held in this case not to have violated any right belonging to the club under the contract or due process clauses of the Constitution of the United States.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Cosmopolitan Club v. Virginia, 208 U.S. 378 (1908) in 208 U.S. 378 208 U.S. 379–208 U.S. 381. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L4X7Y7AE62UVNDR.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Cosmopolitan Club v. Virginia, 208 U.S. 378 (1908), in 208 U.S. 378, pp. 208 U.S. 379–208 U.S. 381. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L4X7Y7AE62UVNDR.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Cosmopolitan Club v. Virginia, 208 U.S. 378 (1908). cited in 1908, 208 U.S. 378, pp.208 U.S. 379–208 U.S. 381. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L4X7Y7AE62UVNDR.
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