Legal Opinion

Flick v. Stewart-Warner Corp.

New York Court of Appeals

Decided May 8, 1990PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Hancock, Jr., J.

Defendant is a foreign corporation not authorized to do business in the State of New York. Plaintiff, mistakenly believing that defendant was authorized to do business in the State, commenced this action pursuant to Business Corporation Law § 306 instead of Business Corporation Law § 307 *53which governs service on unauthorized foreign corporations. Concededly, plaintiff effected personal service on the Secretary of State at her office in Albany and thereafter defendant received a copy of the process at its office in Chicago. The question is whether under…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Laufer v. OstrowNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Macchia v. RussoNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Marine Midland Realty Credit Corp. v. Welbilt Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  4. Lansdowne Financial Services Ltd. v. Binladen Telecommunications Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  5. Elliot v. JamesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Stewart v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. Blau v. Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North AmericaDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2015
  3. Keane v. KaminNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. Stewart v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  5. Flannery v. General Motors Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1995

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