The obligation of any supplier or dealer under sections 42-345 to 42-354, inclusive, shall be applied to and made an obligation of any successor in interest or assignee of the supplier or dealer. For purposes of this section, a successor in interest includes, but is not limited to, any purchaser of the assets or stock, any surviving entity resulting from a merger or liquidation, any receiver or any trustee of the original supplier or dealer.
(P.A. 97-179, S. 8.)