Sec. 2. For the purpose of this chapter:

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-5-1-2

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • 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.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
     (a) A “business trust” is an unincorporated business association which is created by a trust instrument, pursuant to common law or enabling legislation, under which property is held, managed, administered, controlled, invested, reinvested, or operated, or business or professional activities for profit are carried on, by a trustee or trustees for the benefit and profit of such person or persons as are or may become the holders of transferable certificates, issued pursuant to the provisions of the trust instrument, which have either restricted or unrestricted transferability, evidencing beneficial interests in the trust estate, including but not limited to a trust of the type known at common law as a business trust, or Massachusetts trust, or a trust qualifying as a real estate investment trust under Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code or under any similar statute. Such business trust may provide that the holders of such certificates are entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit. A business trust shall not be construed to include, and this chapter shall not apply to, the form of trust known as a land trust, under which a trustee or trustees holds the legal or equitable title to real estate, which does not issue transferable certificates of beneficial interest and which has less than one hundred beneficiaries. Nothing in the specific exclusion shall be construed to enlarge the operation or application of this chapter.

     (b) A “domestic business trust” is one created under the laws of this state.

     (c) A “foreign business trust” is one created under the laws of a territory or state other than Indiana.

     (d) The “corpus” of any business trust shall consist of its net worth and shall be equivalent to the capital, paid-in surplus, and accumulated earnings or earned surplus of a corporation.

Formerly: Acts 1963, c.353, s.2. As amended by P.L.2-1987, SEC.33.

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