Powelson v. Procter & Gamble Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Procter & Gamble Company, 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 14th day of February, 1922, denying its motion to vacate and set aside the service of the summons.
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, P. J.:
The affidavit of Wallace E. McCaw sets forth: “ I am a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, and am vice-president of The Procter & Gamble Company, a corporation organized under the laws of Ohio and having its principal office in the City of Cincinnati, Ohio. * * * The Procter & Gamble Company does not do business, and has never done business in the State of New York, nor has it obtained authority to do business in that State. Said Company has no office in the State of New York, and has no property therein and no qualified agent therein upon whom process may be served. On January 16,…
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