Iowa Code
Chapter 491 - CORPORATIONS FOR PECUNIARY PROFIT
Section 491.65 - Estoppel.

491.65 Estoppel.
No person or persons acting as a corporation shall be permitted to set up the want of a legal organization as a defense to an action against them as a corporation, nor shall any person sued on a contract made with such an acting corporation, or sued for an injury to its property, or a wrong done to its interests, be permitted to set up a want of such legal organization in the person’s defense.
[C51, §704; R60, §1181; C73, §1089; C97, §1636; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8401; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §491.65]

Structure Iowa Code

Iowa Code

Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES

Chapter 491 - CORPORATIONS FOR PECUNIARY PROFIT

Section 491.1 - Who may incorporate.

Section 491.2 - Single person.

Section 491.3 - Powers.

Section 491.4 - Index book.

Section 491.5 - Articles adopted and filed — recording.

Section 491.5A - Secretary of state — extra services — surcharge.

Section 491.6 - Filing or refusal to file.

Section 491.7 - Question of legality submitted.

Section 491.8 - Action on opinion.

Section 491.9 - Submission to executive council.

Section 491.10 - Interpretative clause.

Section 491.11 - Incorporation fee.

Section 491.12 - Exemption from fee.

Section 491.13 - Place of business.

Section 491.14 - Custody of office — business maintained.

Section 491.15 - Service of original notice — secretary of state.

Section 491.16 - Indemnification of officers, directors, employees, and agents — insurance.

Section 491.16A - Directors and officers — duties and liabilities.

Section 491.17 - Remote participation in meetings of shareholders.

Section 491.18 - Proof of publication — filing.

Section 491.19 - Commencement of business.

Section 491.20 - Amendments — fees.

Section 491.21 - Signing and acknowledging of amendments.

Section 491.22 - Individual property liable.

Section 491.23 - Dissolution — filing a statement with secretary of state.

Section 491.24 - Duration.

Section 491.25 - Renewal — conditions.

Section 491.26 - Stock of dissenting holders.

Section 491.27 - Execution of renewal — record required.

Section 491.28 - Filing with secretary of state — fees — certificate of renewal.

Section 491.29 - Erroneous certificate — correction.

Section 491.30

Section 491.31

Section 491.32 - Notice of renewal — publication.

Section 491.33 - Foreign insurance companies becoming domestic.

Section 491.36 - Foreign-trade zone corporation.

Section 491.38 - Consolidation of interstate bridge companies.

Section 491.39 - Legislative control.

Section 491.40 - Fraud — penalty for.

Section 491.41 - Diversion of funds — unlawful dividends.

Section 491.42 - Forfeiture.

Section 491.43 - Keeping false accounts.

Section 491.46 - Books to show names of stockholders.

Section 491.47 - Names exhibited at meetings.

Section 491.48 - Stock certificates — signing.

Section 491.50 - Examination by stockholder.

Section 491.54 - Liability of collateral holder.

Section 491.55 - Right to vote stock — attachment.

Section 491.56 - Expiration and closing of business.

Section 491.57 - Sinking fund and loaning thereof.

Section 491.58 - Liability of stockholders.

Section 491.59 - Levy on private property.

Section 491.60 - Suit by creditor — measure of recovery.

Section 491.61 - Corporate property exhausted.

Section 491.62 - Indemnity — contribution.

Section 491.63 - Franchise sold on execution.

Section 491.64 - Production of books.

Section 491.65 - Estoppel.

Section 491.66 - Dissolution — receivership.

Section 491.68 - False statements or pretenses.

Section 491.101 - Definitions.

Section 491.101A - Poison pill defense authorized.

Section 491.101B - Consideration of community interests in consideration of acquisition proposals.

Section 491.102 - Procedure for merger.

Section 491.103 - Procedure for consolidation.

Section 491.104 - Meetings of shareholders.

Section 491.105 - Approval by shareholders.

Section 491.106 - Articles of merger or consolidation.

Section 491.107 - Filing articles of merger or consolidation.

Section 491.108 - Effective date of merger or consolidation.

Section 491.109 - Notice.

Section 491.110 - Effect of merger or consolidation.

Section 491.111 - Merger or consolidation of domestic and foreign corporations.

Section 491.112 - Rights of dissenting shareholders.

Section 491.113 - Issuance of stock.

Section 491.114 - Amana stock.