American Merchant Marine Insurance v. Forsikrings-Aktieselskabet "Norden,"
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, American Merchant Marine Insurance Company, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 29th day of April, 1921, granting a motion of the respondent, a subsequent attaching creditor, to vacate plaintiff’s warrant of attachment.
1Opinion of the Court
Page, J.:
The defendant Forsikrings-Aktieselskabet “ Norden ” is a foreign corporation created and existing by and under the laws of the Kingdom of Denmark, and not authorized to carry on an insurance business in the State of New York. *64The plaintiff and defendant entered into an agreement in writing at Copenhagen, Denmark, whereby the defendant agreed to reinsure the plaintiff on part of all of its marine and war risk insurance, upon the terms and conditions therein specified; and as security for due performance of the obligation of the agreement by the defendant, and to provide the legal…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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