Law Rev
Categories: Contracts
Definition (1910 Edition)
632. “Ultra vires” is also sometimes applied to an act which, though within the wers of a corporation, is not binding on it avse the consent or agreement of the cor poration has not been given in the manner re quired oy its constitution. Thus, where a company delegates certain powers to its directors, all acts done by the directors beyond the scope those powers are «ultra vircs, and- not bind
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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