Terms Used In Alabama Code 6-6-594

  • 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.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.

When the action is against persons acting as a corporation without being duly incorporated, the alleged corporation may be joined as a party defendant, and such joinder does not admit its corporate existence or otherwise prejudice the case of the plaintiff. A judgment and execution may go against it by its alleged corporate name, as in other cases.