Harris v. Bedell Co.

The defendant, the Bedell Company, is a corporation engaged in dealing on a large scale in women’s ready-to-wear apparel, having been located at New York city in that line for thirty years. It conducts business in twelve different States.

The codefendant, the Ormond Realty Company, is a corporation utilized by the Bedell Company for handling its real property holdings. Both companies are practically owned by Alfred M. Bedell, their president, who holds all except directors’ qualifying shares.

The main place of business of the Bedell Company is its building at No. 19 West Thirty-fourth street,…