Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:64-5

  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Nothing in this chapter contained shall be construed to prevent any person having a claim against an unincorporated organization or association, for which the members thereof or any of them are personally liable, from proceeding against the members so liable; nor shall this chapter be so construed as to give any such organization or association any of the powers or to impose any of the liabilities of a corporation, except as herein set forth.

L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.