Terms Used In Maryland Code, CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS 3-302

  • 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.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
(a) If the property and franchises of a Maryland corporation are sold under a court order or under a mortgage or deed of trust, a Maryland corporation organized for the purpose of continuing the operations of the original corporation may acquire the property or franchises.

(b) With respect to this property, the purchasing corporation has the same rights, privileges, and franchises and is subject to the same limitations, restrictions, and liabilities with respect to the exercise of these rights, privileges, or franchises as the original corporation.