Farmer v. National Life Ass'n of Hartford
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal.from order of tlie General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, made Rovember 3, 1892, which, affirmed an order of Special Term denying a. motion by defendant to set aside the service of the summons' and complaint herein. This was an action upon a policy of insurance issued by-defendant. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMaynard, J.
The defendant, a foreigji life insurance corporation, as a condition of its admission to do business in this state under chap. 346 of the Laws of 1884, appointed in writing the superintendent of insurance as its attorney, upon whom all legal process against it might be served with the same effect as if it was a domestic corporation, and empowered him as its attorney to receive and accept service of such process, and declared that such service should he deemed valid personal service upon it.
On December 1, 1891, the attorney for the plaintiff issued the summons and complaint in this action,…
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