Legal Opinion
Ledermann v. Pennsylvania Railroad
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided January 10, 1949PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
The defendant, Western Maryland Railway Company, appearing specially, moves to dismiss this action as to it on two grounds: first, it is not doing business in the State of New York and so is not amenable to process here; second, that the maintenance of the action here constitutes an undue burden on it in its capacity of carrier in interstate commerce.
The action was brought by a resident of New York against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and the Western Maryland. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff in Pennsylvania delivered certain machinery and equipment to Western Maryland for…
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- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad v. TerteSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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