I think Andrew hit it -- Businesses obviously operated prior to honoring the legal fiction of corporate personhood. I will agree though, that the size and power that corporations now command likely flows from the legislative and judicial recognition of the corporate person in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Carey On Jan 30, 2008 12:45 AM, Gautam John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 30, 2008 10:28 AM, J. Andrew Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > The officers of a corporation are still personally liable > > I should have been more specific, I meant personal financial liability. > >
