Cal. Corp. Code § 189

General Provisions and Definitions

Known as the General Corporation Law

The act spans §§ 100–2319 (398 sections).

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 136 Cal. App. 3d 591 - Gigax v. Ralston Purina Co. (1982)

Most recently applied in Morton v. Morton (In re Morton) (September 2018)

Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 641.

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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), “subsidiary” of a specified corporation means a corporation shares of which possessing more than 50 percent of the voting power are owned directly or indirectly through one or more subsidiaries by the specified corporation.

(b) For the purpose of Section 703, “subsidiary” of a specified corporation means a corporation shares of which possessing more than 25 percent of the voting power are owned directly or indirectly through one or more subsidiaries as defined in subdivision (a) by the specified corporation.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.