Legal Opinion
Jerold Panas & Partners, Inc. v. Portland Society of Art
District Court, D. Maine
Decided April 2, 1982No. Civ. 81-0268-PPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION ON MOTION TO DISMISS
CYR, District Judge.
The defendant moves to dismiss this action on the ground that the plaintiff, a foreign corporation, lacks the capacity to sue. Subsequent to the filing of the motion to dismiss, plaintiff obtained authority from the Maine Secretary of State to transact business in Maine as a foreign corporation.
The present record includes certification by the Secretary of State, as at January 12, 1982, that plaintiff “is authorized to transact business in Maine as allowed by Title 13A MRSA Chapter 12, has filed all reports, paid all fees and is in…
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- Allenberg Cotton Co. v. PittmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Eli Lilly & Co. v. Sav-On-Drugs, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- In the Matter of Grand Bahama Petroleum Company, Limited v. Asiatic Petroleum CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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