Schiff v. Home Owners' Loan Corp.

This is a motion to dismiss the complaint in an action against Home Owners’ Loan Corporation on the ground that the court does not possess jurisdiction of the person of the defendant or of the subject of the action, and on the further ground that the complaint fails to state a good cause of action. The action is brought to recover damages for injuries sustained as a result of the alleged negligent maintenance by the defendant of a defective gate on premises of which the defendant was the owner of record. The motion is predicated upon the theory that the defendant is an instrumentality of the…