Legal Opinion
Chips Distributing Corp. v. Smith
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 4, 1966PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMario Pittoni, J.
Plaintiff corporation sues defendant, Rita M. Smith, on a judgment for $7,477.44 obtained against her in Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania judgment is based on a promissory note signed as follows:
“ E. & R. Distributing, Inc.
Rita M. Smith
17 Continental Ave.
Glen Cove, Long Island, N. Y.”
and which included, in small print:
“We hereby authorize and empower any attorney of any court of record in Pennsylvania or elsewhere to appear for us or *1080any of us and to enter judgment against us or any of us for the principal sum ”.
It is undisputed that defendant was never personally served in the Pennsylvania…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Smith v. . Central Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Scanlon v. KuehnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
- Dormont Savings & Trust Co. v. KommerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Rice v. CoutantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- Wanner v. Emanuel's Church of Evangelical Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
3Cited by3 opinions
- Rotuba Extruders, Inc. v. CepposNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Central Trust Co. v. Gottermeier Development Co.New York Supreme Court · 1971
- FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN GARLAND v. MurphyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969