Public Corporations
Defined in 1 dictionary — Cyclopedic (1922)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Public corporations are political corporations, such as are founded wholly for public purposes, and the whole interest in which is in the public. All corporations, whether public or private, are, in contemplation of law, founded upon the principle that they will promote the interest or convenience of the public. 71 111. 322.