Mississippi § 75-21-35 - Corporations answerable for unlawful act.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 75-21-35 — Corporations answerable for unlawful act., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 75-21-35. Corporations answerable for unlawful act.
Every corporation shall be answerable for any unlawful act, contract, agreement, arrangement, understanding or combination done, made or entered into for and on its behalf by any officer, stockholder, agent or attorney permitted or suffered to manage, direct, regulate or control its business in that particular, and such unlawful act, contract, agreement, arrangement, understanding or combination shall be deemed and held to have been done, made or entered into by the corporation itself as fully as if done, made or entered into by its board of directors by regular vote duly entered upon the minutes.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 75-21-35 ("Corporations answerable for unlawful act.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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