De Candia v. Hudson Waterways, Inc.

Order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Pécora, J.), entered November 5,1981, granting the motion of plaintiff to strike the affirmative defenses of defendant Junior Lehmann and denying the cross motion of Junior Lehmann to dismiss the action reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion to dismiss the affirmative defenses denied and the cross motion to dismiss the complaint is granted. Junior Lehmann (Lehmann) is a Danish company. Its principal office is in Copenhagen. It is described as the “managing owner” of a partnership, Partrederiet Junior VII, the registered owner of the vessel…