Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-103-311

  • 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.
  • Corporation: means a corporation organized under the laws of Tennessee which has become subject to this part pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 48-103-302
  • Court: includes every court and judge having jurisdiction in the case. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Shareholder: means the person in whose name shares are registered in the records of a corporation or the beneficial owner of shares to the extent of the rights granted by a nominee certificate on file with a corporation. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201

Actions may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction for violations of this part, in the same manner as any other civil action, by the corporation, the interested shareholder, by the other shareholders of issued and outstanding voting stock of the corporation, or by the attorney general and reporter.