2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2317 Obligation to pay unpaid portion of consideration for shares or membership as sole obligation; liability of person holding stock or membership in fiduciary or representative capacity; liability of assignee, transferee, or pledgee of shares, membership, or subscription for unpaid portion of consideration.

Sec. 317.

(1) A holder of or subscriber for shares or membership of a corporation is under no obligation to the corporation or its creditors to pay for the shares or membership other than the obligation to pay to the corporation the unpaid portion of the consideration for which the shares were issued or to be issued or the membership was granted or to be granted.

(2) A person holding stock or membership in a fiduciary or representative capacity is not personally liable to the corporation as the holder of or subscriber for shares or membership of a corporation, but the estate and funds in the person's hands are so liable.

(3) A person becoming an assignee, transferee, or pledgee of shares or membership or of a subscription for shares or membership in good faith and without knowledge or notice that the full consideration therefor has not been paid is not liable to the corporation or its creditors for any unpaid portion of the consideration, but the original holder or subscriber and any assignee or transferee before an assignment or transfer to a person taking in good faith and without knowledge or notice remains liable therefor.

History: 1982, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983