Coke, Sir Edward. 1612. The Case of Sutton's Hospital, 10 English Reports, Vol. 77 (Edinburgh: William Green & Sons): pp. 937-76. 973: "a corporation ... is invisible, immortal, and rests only in intendment and consideration of the law .... They cannot commit treason, nor be outlawed, not excommunicate (sic), for they have no souls, neither can they appear in person, but only by attorney .... A corporation ... is not subject to ... death."
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