Sec. 4. The rights of all creditors of, and all liens upon the property of, any of such companies, parties to such consolidation or merger, shall be preserved unimpaired, and the respective companies shall be deemed to continue in existence to preserve the same, and all debts and liabilities incurred by any of such companies shall thenceforth attach to such new or surviving company, and be enforceable against it and its property to the same extent as if incurred or contracted by it. No actions or proceedings in which any of said such companies is a party shall abate or be discontinued by reason of such consolidation or merger, but may be conducted to final judgment in the name of such company, or such new or surviving company may be, by order of the court, on motion substituted as a party.
Formerly: Acts 1937, c.59, s.4.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 8. Utilities and Transportation
Article 4. Organization and Operation of Railroads
Chapter 16. Consolidation of Certain Railroads
8-4-16-1. Authority for Operation
8-4-16-2. Joint Agreement; Stocks and Bonds
8-4-16-3. Vesting of Rights, Privileges, and Franchises in New or Surviving Company; Bond
8-4-16-4. Survival of Actions; Creditors' Rights; Liens; Survival