Section 1809. Procedures relating to corporations, associations, insurers and assignees

1. No corporation, except  a  municipal  corporation,  public  benefit
  corporation, school district or school district public library wholly or
  partially  within  the  municipal  corporate  limit,  no partnership, or
  association and no assignee of any small claim shall institute an action
  or proceeding under this article, nor shall this article  apply  to  any
  claim or cause of action brought by an insurer in its own name or in the
  name  of  its  insured whether before or after payment to the insured on
  the policy.
    2. A corporation may appear in the defense of any small  claim  action
  brought  pursuant  to  this  article  by  an  attorney as well as by any
  authorized officer, director or employee  of  the  corporation  provided
  that  the appearance by a non-lawyer on behalf of a corporation shall be
  deemed to constitute the requisite authority to bind the corporation  in
  a  settlement  or  trial.  The  court  or arbitrator may make reasonable
  inquiry to determine the authority of any person  who  appears  for  the
  corporation in defense of a small claims court case.