Doyle v. French Telegraph Cable Co.

The controversy in this case arises from a change made in defendant’s pension system by order of the French government. The question is whether that change is binding on a New York citizen.

The defendant is a public service corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of France. It operates a submarine cable between France and the United States. In 1913, in Paris, its home *587office, a pension fund was established to provide retirement annuities and disability and death benefits for defendant’s employees in France and abroad. The defendant made substantial contributions to the fund and…