International Text Book Co. v. . Tone
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered April 3, 1914, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court at a Trial Term without a jury. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered April 3, 1914, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court at a Trial Term without a jury. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The contract in suit was not made in the state of New York, hut in the state of Pennsylvania, hence the defense under sections 15 and 16 of the General Corporation Law is not available to the defendant. (Hyde v. Goodnow, 3 N. Y. 266; Meyer v. Knights of…
1Opinion of the CourtCardozo, J.
The plaintiff, a- foreign corporation, has its principal place of business in Scranton, Pennsylvania. From there it gives instruction by correspondence. It has agencies in New York in charge of division superintendents and assistants. Their sole duty is to solicit pupils, whose applications for membership must be sent to the home office for acceptance. No contracts are closed here. No instruction is given here. No books are sold here. The subscribers receive their instruction through text books and papers mailed from Scranton, Pennsylvania. They send their reports for examination or…
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