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O.C.G.A. § 14-5-4

Corporate existence not subject to collateral attack by person dealing with corporation

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 873 F. Supp. 1519 - Kyser-Smith v. Upscale Communications, Inc. (1995)

Most recently applied in 873 F. Supp. 1519 - Kyser-Smith v. Upscale Communications, Inc. (January 1995)

of Code section. — The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decisions in Killet v

The existence of a corporation claiming a charter under color of law cannot be collaterally attacked by persons who have dealt with it as a corporation. Such persons are estopped from denying its corporate existence. (Civil Code 1895, § 1862; Civil Code 1910, § 2226; Code 1933, § 22-714; Code 1933, § 22-5103, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 565,

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