Fairfield Lease Corp. v. Empire Employees Sunshine Club
Nassau County District Court
1Opinion of the CourtFrancis J. Donovan, J.
This is an action to recover money due on a lease of a coffee-making machine used, by employees of the Empire Mutual Insurance Company.
The complaint has already been dismissed on jurisdictional grounds as against defendant Charlotte Libero. The case proceeded to trial against the remaining defendant, Empire Employees Sunshine Club, an unincorporated association, by “ John Doe, its president ”.
As an affirmative defense the defendant alleged, in paragraph 17th of the answer, “ That this action does not properly lie against the defendant, empire employees sunshine club in accordance with Section…
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