Nones v. Hope Mutual Life Insurance
New York Supreme Court
This was a suit against a foreign corporation, commenced by the service of a summons and complaint upon the president thereof, not having any office or place of business in this state, but who happened to be within the state at the time of such service. No attachment or other process was issued. The defendants appeared voluntarily by attorney and put in an answer, denying the jurisdiction of the court.
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This was a suit against a foreign corporation, commenced by the service of a summons and complaint upon the president thereof, not having any office or place of business in this state, but who happened to be within the state at the time of such service. No attachment or other process was issued. The defendants appeared voluntarily by attorney and put in an answer, denying the jurisdiction of the court. The cause was referred to a referee, who reported that the court had jurisdiction, and that there was due from the defendants to the plaintiff the sum of $1773, with interest from April, 1849,…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Edwards, J.
The defendant in this suit is a foreign corporation, created by a law of the state of Connecticut. This fact is set forth in the complaint.
It appears from the case that the defendant, after having given notice of appearance, and of the retainer of an attorney of this court, put in an answer in which it is alledged that the company is a foreign corporation, and that this suit was commenced by a summons and complaint served on the president of the company in the city of New-York, and not elsewhere, and that no other process had been served on the company; and that no…
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