Rice v. Chapman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtSherman, J.
Defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint under rule 107 of the Rules of Civil Practice has been denied.
The substantial question presented is whether the court possesses jurisdiction of the subject-matter of the action.
Defendants Levi S. Chapman and Charles R. Chapman were duly adjudged bankrupts in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, on February 14, 1929. On February 9, 1929, five days prior to that adjudication, plaintiff recovered a judgment in the Supreme Court, Kings county, against those defendants based upon a promissory note.
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