Legal Opinion
Baldwin Building & Loan Ass'n v. Klein
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 25, 1930PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtValente, J.
This motion for summary judgment is based upon a judgment by confession contained in a bond executed in Pennsylvania. The latter incorporated a printed warrant or power of attorney authorizing any attorney to confess judgment against the defendant. Thereafter a judgment was entered against the defendant under that warrant in the courts of Pennsylvania, upon an appearance on the part of a firm of attorneys presumably designated by the plaintiff under authority of the power of attorney, and without personal service upon the defendant. Under the laws of Pennsylvania, such a confession of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Teel v. . YostNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Scanlon v. KuehnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
- P. A. Starck Piano Co. v. O'KeefeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
- Allen v. SmillieNew York Supreme Court · 1855
- Mayer v. . RaudenbushNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Atlas Credit Corp. v. EzrineNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
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- Bland v. WhiteNew York Supreme Court · 1930
- Merit Acceptance Corp. v. GreenCity of New York Municipal Court · 1958
- Baldwin Building & Loan Ass'n v. KleinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930