The MBCA and state corporation law - A tabular comparison of selected financial provisions

Citation
Ja. Barnett et al., The MBCA and state corporation law - A tabular comparison of selected financial provisions, BUS LAWYER, 56(1), 2000, pp. 69
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Law
Journal title
BUSINESS LAWYER
ISSN journal
00076899 → ACNP
Volume
56
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-6899(200011)56:1<69:TMASCL>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
As part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Model Business Corporation Act, this student project presents a comparison, in tabular for m, of the corporation laws of the fifty-one jurisdictions as they relate to share dividends, options, preemptive rights, and distributions. The goal o f the project is to provide a descriptive snapshot of these selected financ ial provisions and, thus, to illustrate the influence of the MBCA on the la ws of the various states.