Massachusetts trust
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 277 U.S. 537 - Hemphill v. Orloff · 1928Most cited · 143 citing opinions
Whether a given association is called a corporation, partnership, or trust, is not the essential factor in determining the powers of a state concerning it. The real nature of the organization must be considered. If clothed with the ordinary functions and attributes of a corporation, it is subject to similar treatment.
How often courts cite the case defining “Massachusetts trust”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “Massachusetts trust” — 143 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.