Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad v. Gibbes: Corporate Personhood Reaffirmed
The Supreme Court again explicitly affirmed corporate personhood, holding that “It is again decided that private corporations are persons within the meaning of [the Fourteenth] Amendment.” The case involved South Carolina’s requirement that railroads pay the salaries and expenses …
U.S. Supreme Court
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company
South Carolina Legislature
State Railroad Commission
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