# Why is the legal system involved in the shareholder/corporation relationship?

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**Created:** [April 21, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-legal-system-involved-in-the-shareholder-corporation-relationship/963181 "2022-04-21T16:47:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![nate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nate/32/13085_2.png) [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-legal-system-involved-in-the-shareholder-corporation-relationship/963181/2 "2022-04-21T16:48:25Z")

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Uh… I meant to place this in General Questions but on second thought a debate on this would be interesting.

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