statutory successor
One who succeeds to the assets of a corporation upon its dissolution; specif., the person to whom all corporate assets pass upon a corporation’s dissolution according to the statute of the state of incorporation applicable at the time of the dissolution. See Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws § 388 cmt. a (1971). [Cases: Corporations 619. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 863–865.]