Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-8-104

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

Any railroad corporation which has been created, or whose corporate existence has been recognized, by any act of the general assembly, is empowered to become a purchaser of any railroad sold in this or any adjoining state under any judicial proceeding in such state, or sold by any person who may have purchased or derived title under or from any such judicial sale.