Mann v. Compania Petrolera Trans-Cuba S. A.

Rabin, J. P.

This is an action brought pursuant to section 977-b of the Civil Practice Act by an American stockholder of an allegedly nationalized Cuban corporation.

In August, 1960, by ex parte order obtained in the Supreme Court, New York County, a temporary receiver was appointed for the defendant “ Compañía Petrolera Trans-Cuba, S. A.”— a Cuban corporation which at the time had $1,800,000 on deposit in the Manufacturers Trust Company in New York. The plaintiff thereafter effected service of the summons and complaint upon the corporation by publication pursuant to an order in conformance…