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When Foreign Coporations bring suit
When Foreign Coporations attempt to bring suit, remember this:
Under this rule relating to pleading of affirmative defenses, failure to comply with F.S.A. § 613.04 which provides that a foreign corporation shall not maintain an action in any of courts of state until it files a copy of its charter or articles of incorporation in office of Secretary of State and receives a permit to transact business in the state is a defense which must be affirmatively pleaded. Norman M. Morris Corp. v. Weinstein, C.A.5 (Fla.) 1972, 466 F.2d 137, 175 U.S.P.Q. 130 .
I believe most states have laws that parallel this. So always remember to check if a corporation has filed with the secretary of state when you get sued.
Regards,
Sui Juris
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When a statute, code, or court holding changes tomorrow, does reality change? Does truth change? Does right and wrong change?
If so, there are no absolutes, and the only logical conclusion is that reality, truth, and right and wrong are determined arbitrarily on a daily basis by those with the most power, guns, and money, and the rest of us can choose to run, fight, or be their slaves.
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