Fairclough v. Southern Pac. Co.
New York Supreme Court
Action by one Eairclough against the Southern Pacific Company and others. On motion to. dismiss. Motion denied.
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
The plaintiff, a nonresident, brought an action in December, 1907, against these defendants, who are foreign corporations, for the death of her husband in a railway accident in the state of Texas. The defendants have answered, and since October, 1910, the case has been at issue and on the calendar of the court. Various commissions to take testimony of witnesses have been issued on behalf of the plaintiff, and the defendants have submitted their cross-interrogatories. The defendants now move this court to dismiss the action “upon the ground that said court has no jurisdiction to entertain or…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Chambers v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Robinson v. Oceanic Steam Navigation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Anglo-American Provision Co. v. Davis Provision Co. No. 1Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Southwick v. . SouthwickNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Grant v. Greene Consolidated Copper Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
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