N.J.S.A. 2A:64-1 — Organizations which may sue or be sued; effect of action; abatement

2A:64-1. Organizations which may sue or be sued; effect of action; abatement Any unincorporated organization or association, consisting of 7 or more persons and having a recognized name, may sue or be sued in any court of this state by such name in any civil action affecting its common property, rights and liabilities, with the same force and effect as regards such common property, rights and liabilities as if the action were prosecuted by or against all the members thereof. Such an action shall not abate by reason of the death, resignation, removal or legal incapacity of any officer of the organization or association or by reason of any change in its membership. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

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