Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-8-103

  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • 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.

In case the railroad company, whose corporate powers have been transferred by a sale as aforementioned, has brought suits in law or equity, or holds any claims or rights of action, excepted and reserved by the terms of the sale, the corporation may have a continuance sufficiently long for the purpose of collecting the claims and paying to or dividing the same among the stockholders or the persons entitled to such claims.