charter
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 83 U.S. 244 - Humphrey v. Pegues · 1872Most cited · 76 citing opinions
A charter, in the sense here used, is an instrument or authority from the sovereign power, bestowing rights or privileges; as it is briefly expressed, it is an act of incorporation.
How often courts cite the case defining “charter”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “charter” — 75 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.