Schott v. Hartmann

*595The opinion of the court was delivered by

MICHELS, J. A. D.

By leave granted, third-party defendant Chase Manhattan Bank (Chase) appeals from an order of the Law Division denying its motion to vacate the service of process and to dismiss the third-party complaint on the ground that it, as a national bank, may not be sued in New Jersey by virtue of the general provisions of the National Bank Act. Rev. Stat. § 5198 (1875), 12 U.S.C.A. § 94.

This action was instituted in the Law Division by plaintiff Kenneth Schott who sought to recover compensatory and punitive damages for personal injuries…