Section 2176. Definitions

As used in this chapter

‘‘action’’ means any civil action or proceeding brought in or appealed to any court which is subject to these rules;

‘‘corporation or similar entity’’ includes any public, quasi-public or private corporation, insurance association or exchange, joint stock company or association, limited liability company, professional association, business trust, or any other association which is regarded as an entity distinct from the members composing the association, but does not include the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a political subdivision as defined in Rule 76, a partnership as defined in Rule 2126, or an unincorporated association as defined in Rule 2151;

‘‘corporate name’’ means any name, real or fictitious, under which a corporation or similar entity was organized, or conducts business, whether or not such name has been filed or registered;

‘‘executive officer’’ means a chairman, president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary, general manager, or any like officer of a corporation or similar entity;

‘‘member’’ includes any shareholder in a corporation or similar entity.

Official Note

The term ‘‘corporation or similar entity’’ as defined above includes all associations and business entities which are regarded as separate and distinct from their members. No attempt has been made to enumerate all the various classes of private corporations falling within the definition.

The provisions of this Rule 2176 adopted November 26, 1943, effective August 1, 1944; amended January 12, 2001, effective July 1, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 137; amended December 16, 2003, effective July 1, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 9. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (295863).