New Hampshire Revised Statutes 407:17 – Suit Against Foreign Company
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 407:17
- 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.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
A person having a claim against an insurance company not organized under the laws of the state, arising from a transaction with an agent of the company in the state, may sue therefore in the courts of the state. Service of any process pertaining to such action upon the insurance commissioner shall have the same effect as if the company were a domestic corporation and the service were lawfully made within the state upon its officers.