Attorney-General v Great Northern Railway Co: 1860

A company incorporated by statute may only exercise those powers given to it by the statute. An Act creating a company is a contract between the company and the public, and there remains a public interest in its enforcement. A stranger to the company could therefore request the Attorney General to seek to enforce that contract against the company.

Citations:

(1860) 1 Drew and Som 154, (1860) 29 LJ Ch 794, (1860) 2 LT 653

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Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.222837