Peoples Trust Co. v. Woods

Citations

• 263 Pa. 357
• 106 A. 544
• 1919 Pa. LEXIS 432

Syllabus

<p>Corporations — Change of name — Discretion of secretary of the Commonwealth — Review by court.</p> <p>A court of equity has no jurisdiction to cancel or annul a certificate changing the name of a corporation, after such change has been approved by a vote of the stockholders and approved by the secretary of the Commonwealth in pursuance of the authority vested in him, where the bill of complaint fails to show that he abused his discretion in allowing the change. The courts cannot control the legal discretion' of an officer to whom is committed the right to approve or disapprove corporate names.</p>