Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 2170 - CORPORATIONS AND SIMILAR ENTITIES AS PARTIES
Rule 2176 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 2176
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024

As used in this chapter

"action" means any civil action or proceeding brought in or appealed to any court which is subject to these rules;

"corporation or similar entity" includes any public, quasi-public or private corporation, insurance association or exchange, joint stock company or association, limited liability company, professional association, business trust, or any other association which is regarded as an entity distinct from the members composing the association, but does not include the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a political subdivision as defined in Rule 76, a partnership as defined in Rule 2126, or an unincorporated association as defined in Rule 2151;

"corporate name" means any name, real or fictitious, under which a corporation or similar entity was organized, or conducts business, whether or not such name has been filed or registered;

"executive officer" means a chairman, president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary, general manager, or any like officer of a corporation or similar entity;

"member" includes any shareholder in a corporation or similar entity.

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