Legal Opinion
Friedman v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 31, 1940PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLawrence, J.
The defendant is a foreign corporation. The summons was served upon the Secretary of State as agent designated by the defendant for that purpose. The principal office of the defendant in this State is in New York city. The action resulted in a verdict for the plaintiffs in the sum of eighty dollars.
By subdivision 6 of section 1474 of the Civil Practice Act, costs cannot be recovered in an action in Supreme Court in Schenectady county where the County Court would have jurisdiction, unless the recovery is for the sum of $500 or more.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wachtel v. Diamond State Engineering Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925