Minnesota Statutes 316.02 – Mandatory and Restraining Orders
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Upon complaint filed under the direction of the attorney general in any district court, such court may restrain by injunction any corporation from assuming or exercising any franchise, liberty, or privilege, or transacting any business not authorized by its act of incorporation; and may restrain any individuals from exercising any corporate rights, privileges, or franchises not granted them by law. Such injunction may be issued before answer upon satisfactory proof that the defendant has usurped, exercised, or claimed any franchise, privilege, liberty, or corporate right not granted to it.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 316.02
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- 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.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.