Legal Opinion

Beck v. North Packing & Provision Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 5, 1913PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, North Packing and Provision Company, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 25th day of August, 1913, denying a motion to set aside the service of a summons.

1Opinion of the Court

McLaughlin, J.:

Appeal from an order denying a motion to set aside the service of a summons. The defendant was incorporated under the statutes of the State of Maine, and maintains an office for the transaction of business in Massachusetts. It owns no property in the State of New York. None of its officers, directors or any person having any connection with the company lives in this State, except one Snow, to whom the summons was delivered. It is claimed that the service is valid because Snow is a “ managing agent ” within the meaning of section 432 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Taylor v. Granite State Provident Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
  2. Vitolo v. Bee Publishing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
  3. Eisenhofer v. New Yorker Zeitung Publishing & Printing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
  4. Winslow v. Staten Island Rapid Transit Co.New York Supreme Court · 1889
  5. Kramer v. Buffalo Union Furnace Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. McDonald v. Ames Supply Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
  2. Jacobs v. Zurich InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  3. Roehl v. the Texas Co.California Court of Appeal · 1930
  4. Baker v. New York Central RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
  5. Commissioners of the State Insurance Fund v. Singer Sewing Machine Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953

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