PRETRIAL ADJUDICATION
...Pleading
......Complaints
.........Capacity to Maintain Action
............Who or What Has Capacity?
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A corporation is an entity and has capacity to sue.

Although OR estate representative (S) lacked capacity to sue in CA, he may obtain ancillary appointment by CA court; under both CA and OR law, S had standing to sue attorneys retained by former representative to act for estate.

Existing natural, artificial, quasi-artificial person has capacity to sue or be sued; non-entity has no capacity.

An estate is neither a natural nor artificial person and, therefore, cannot sue or be sued.

The estate of a decedent is not an entity known to law nor a natural nor artificial person.

Partnerships and unincorporated associations have the capacity to sue and be sued in known or assumed names; members may be joined.

Partnerships and unincorporated associations have the capacity to sue and be sued in known or assumed names.