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Springer v. Government of the Philippine Islands, 277 U.S. 189

Springer v. Government of the Philippine Islands Nos. 564 and 573 Argued April 10, 1928 Decided May 14, 1928

277 U.S. 189 | 1928-05-14

U.S. Supreme Court
 
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
 
Syllabus
 
1. Acts of the Philippine Legislature creating a coal company and a bank, the stock of which is largely owned by the Philippine government, provide that the power to vote the stock shall be vested in a "Committee," in the one case, and in a "Board of Control," in the other, each consisting of the Governor-General, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Held, that the voting of the stock in the election of directors and managing agents of the corporations is an executive function, and...