A Treatise on the Doctrine of Ultra Vires: Being an... 2nd Amer. Ed

1880. Brice, Seward; Green, Ashbel. A Treatise on the Doctrine of Ultra Vires: Being an Investigation of the Principles Which Limit the Capacities, Powers, and Liabilities of Corporations, And More Especially of Joint Stock Companies. New York: Baker, Voorhis & Co., 2nd American edition, with notes and references to American cases, by Ashbel Green. 1880. lxvi, 858 pp. Octavo (6" x 9"). Contemporary tan cloth. Red and black spine lettering pieces. Light rubbing to boards, light wear to extremities, front joints starting but secure, hinges cracked but secure. Previous owner's signature to front pastedown. A solid copy of an uncommon title. $250. * Seward Brice's (1846-1914) Treatise on the Doctrine of Ultra Vires (1874) was written for practitioners of corporate law and covers the role of the doctrine in corporate transactions, along with its impact on the rights and liabilities of corporations. Utra vires, Latin for "beyond the powers," relates to actions outside the legal authority of a corporation. The treatise summarizes major cases in both American and English law. (Scholarship.law.wm.edu).