Legal Opinion

Riggi Bros. v. Bank of Barcelona

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 4, 1919PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, The Bank of Barcelona, 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 1st day of November, 1918, denying its motion for judgment on the pleadings, consisting of the complaint and the demurrer thereto.

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, J.:

The plaintiff here seeks to test the sufficiency of defendant appellant’s demurrer to the complaint. The order appealed from in effect overrules the demurrer. The complaint alleges the incorporation of the plaintiff and of the defendant the Irving National Bank, and that The Bank of Barcelona, defendant, is a Spanish banking corporation, having no place of business in the State of New York. It further alleges that the defendant Visconti is a non-resident of the State, and that heretofore an action was commenced against Visconti by the plaintiff to recover a money judgment for the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Cauffman v. . Van BurenNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
  2. Greentree v. . RosenstockNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
  3. Naser v. . First National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1889

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Korytkowski v. GreniewickiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1927
  2. Monsanto v. HubshmanNew York Supreme Court · 1927
  3. Elias v. Steel Furniture Co.New York Supreme Court · 1928
  4. Press v. VoseNew York Supreme Court · 1939
  5. Riggi Bros. v. Bank of BarcelonaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919

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