Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. Premier Tours, Inc.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County, entered September 15, 1975, which, inter alia, denied plaintiffs motion for the arrest of the defendant Brian Maitland-Smith, unanimously affirmed, without costs or disbursements. Pan American World Airways, Inc., sued the corporate defendant as well as the individual Brian Maitland-Smith for conversion based on the alleged failure to remit proceeds of air travel tickets. The sole issue raised on appeal is whether Special Term properly exercised its discretion in declining to direct the civil arrest of the individual defendant. The severity of the remedy…