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Iowa Code § 491.65 (2026)

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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]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1973–1983 · leading case: Hearth Corp. v. CBR Dev. Co., Inc., 210 N.W.2d 632 (Iowa 1973).
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Hearth Corp. v. CBR Dev. Co., Inc., 210 N.W.2d 632 (Iowa 1973). · cites it 8× “See section 491.65, The Code. Iowa currently has two chapters under which corporations may incorporate; the provisions of the chapter under which a particular corporation is incorporated govern the actions and affairs of that corporation.”
Miller v. Register & Tribune Syndicate, Inc., 336 N.W.2d 709 (Iowa 1983). · cites it 4× “Section 491.65 has no application to the case before us.”
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