Connecticut § 52-167 - Corporation certificates; copies as prima facie evidence.
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§ 52-167. Corporation certificates; copies as prima facie evidence.
Sec. 52-167. Corporation certificates; copies as prima facie evidence. A copy of any certificate filed by any corporation for record in the office of the Secretary of the State in compliance with the requirements of law shall, when attested by said secretary under his hand and the seal of the state, be prima facie evidence of the facts set forth therein.
(1949 Rev., S. 7890.)
Certificate is prima facie evidence not merely that the corporation is a legal entity, but that there is no legal bar to its transaction of business as such. 56 C. 97. Object of statute stated. 66 C. 21. Certificate of incorporation in another state. 73 C. 379. Cited. 103 C. 519; 204 C. 507; 211 C. 555.
Cited. 42 CS 602.
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