Dougherty v. Seigle

The defendant, a resident of New Jersey at the time of the highway accident, and continuously since then, was served with a summons under section 52 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law on a date that was beyond the statutory period for bringing such a suit; he has pleaded the Statute of Limitations, and the issue of fact raised thereby (whether he was *675doing business in this State) has been directed to be tried as a separate issue. He claims that since he was doing business here continuously after the accident he could have been served, and the Statute of Limitations was thus running, and had run…