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Categories of juristic persons who may sue or be sued eo nomine
Duty of the plaintiff in a suit to establish the capacity in which he sues
Effect of failure to prove the capacity made out in the writ
How the right to sue and be sued eo nomine is derived
Position of the law regarding the amendment of the name of a party
The onus on the plaintiff to prove his capacity when challenged
The position of the law on the proper stage to challenge the legal capacity of a company
The position of the law where a party's capacity to sue is challenged
The principle that the Government of the Federation or of a State is constitutionally endowed with a corporate entity and can sue or be sued
The rule that a body not vested with juristic or legal personality cannot sue or be sued
The rule that a limited liability company must tender its certificate of incorporation to prove its legal capacity
The rule that a party to an action must be a legal person
The rule that where the legislature has expressly created a body or thing with functions and powers conferred thereupon to own property, or to employ servants, or engage in any act likely to inflict injury on any person or thing, then it must be implied that the legislature has given it the power to sue or be sued in the name thereof
Whether a body created by a statute for the discharge of specific public functions is capable of being sued in a claim for declaration relating to those functions
Whether a member of an unregistered association can maintain an action in the name of the association
Whether a minor can maintain an action in his name
Whether an amendment can be made to substitute a juristic person for a non-juristic person
Whether an association of persons can sue and be sued in their name
Whether an association of persons that cannot sue or be sued can maintain a representative action
Whether an association of persons, without incorporation, is a legal person
Whether a person's family is a legal entity separate and distinct from each member of the family
Whether a plaintiff can be heard to argue that the defendant is non-existent in order to deprive it of the right to appeal against that judgment
Whether a plaintiff who institutes an action must be competent to do so
Whether "Divisional Pollice Officer" is a juristic person
Whether every officer or member of a company can institute an action on behalf of the company
Whether the director or shareholder of a company can sue in its name with respect to a company's property
Whether the members of a family have the capacity to sue on behalf of the family
Whether the mere act of nominating a representative on the Board of a corporation confers on such representative the right to sue and be sued
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