Title 1, General ProvisionsRelease 119-102
§5 “company” or “association” as Including Successors and Assigns
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When "company" or "association" refers to a corporation, it also includes any successors and assigns.
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Title 1, §5
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The word “company” or “association”, when used in reference to a corporation, shall be deemed to embrace the words “successors and assigns of such company or association”, in like manner as if these last-named words, or words of similar import, were expressed.
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1 U.S.C. § 5
Title 1, General Provisions
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102