Alabama Code 10A-2A-7.48. Applicability to foreign corporations
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 10A-2A-7.48
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
In any derivative action in the right of a foreign corporation, the right of a person to commence or maintain a derivative action in the right of a foreign corporation, and any matters raised in the action covered by Sections 10A-2A-7.42 through 10A-2A-7.47, shall be governed by the law of the jurisdiction under which the foreign corporation was formed; except that any matters raised in the action covered by Sections 10A-2A-7.45, 10A-2A-7.46, and 10A-2A-7.47 shall be governed by the law of this state.