Greiner v. Bank of Adelaide

Defendant moves to vacate a warrant of attachment on the ground that it is a foreign corporation and the plaintiff a non-resident. (Gen. Corp. Law, § 225.)

Section 224 of the General Corporation Law reads as follows:

“ § 224. Action against foreign corporation. An action against a foreign corporation may be maintained by a resident of the State, or by a domestic corporation, for any cause of action.” It is conceded that the defendant is an Australian banking corporation with a branch office in England. The subject-matter of the suit is an alleged letter of credit issued in London on February…