Scoe Corp. v. Paramount Pictures Corp.

Defendant appears specially and moves to vacate the service of the summons by substituted service. Defendant is a resident of Switzerland. He came to New York on June 9, 1958, accompanying his wife. The occasion of the visit was the filming of a motion picture in which defendant’s *193wife was acting. The couple stayed at a hotel from June 9 to June 23, 1958. They then sublet an apartment which they occupied until August 16, 1958. Application for substituted service and the granting of the order both took place while the defendant was in this city.

Section 230 of the Civil Practice Act allows…