Freechas Realty Co. v. Hall
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order, in so far as appealed from, denying motion of the plaintiff to strike out as insufficient two affirmative defenses contained in the answer, affirmed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements. On its face, it appears that the complaint is defective in that a declaratory judgment is sought although the same issue is pending in a proceeding before another court, which presumably has jurisdiction of the subject-matter of the assignment. If for any reason the issue may not or cannot be determined in the Orphans’ Court for the City and County of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, appropriate…
2Cited by3 opinions
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- Hotel Martha Washington Management Co. v. SwinickCivil Court of the City of New York · 1971
- Hamlin v. NolanNew York Supreme Court · 1960