North Carolina § 58-73-20 - Company not to plead ultra vires.
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§ 58-73-20. Company not to plead ultra vires.
Any company which executes any bond, obligation or undertaking under the provisions of this Article is estopped, in any proceeding to enforce the liability which it assumes to incur, to deny its corporate power to execute such instrument or assume such liability. History (1899, c. 54, s. 49; 1901, c. 706, s. 1, subsec. 5; Rev., s. 275; C.S., s. 342.)
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 58-73-20 ("Company not to plead ultra vires.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. 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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