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· 4/19/1918

State ex rel. Swearingen v. Watters

Citations

  • 75 Fla. 584
  • 78 So. 671

Syllabus

<p>1. It is well settled that unless the charter 'or governing statute requires it the act of a corporation need not he evidenced by its corporate seal except where a seal would, be required in the case of an individual.</p> <p>2. It is not essential to the validity of a Drainage District formed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 6458, Acts Of 1918, Laws of Florida, that the signatures of the petitioners upon the petitions for the creation and organization of such district, whether corporations or individuals, shall he under the seals of such petitioners.</p>

Judges: Browne, Ellis, Taylor, West, Whitfield

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