What is the capacity of a corporation to maintain an action?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Canadian Engineering Services Ltd. v. Doraty, 1999 ABQB 709 (CanLII):
The capacity of a corporation to maintain an action is only relevant if it has been struck from the corporate register prior to the commencement of the action. See Wiskenke v. Rice, supra.
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