Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Cromey

Defendant Rector, Warden and Vestrymen of Emanuel Church appears specially herein and moves to set aside the service of the summons upon said defendant, a domestic religious corporation, on the ground that the court has acquired no jurisdiction of said defendant. The summons was served on an officer, namely, a warden, of the corporation, at his law office in the city of New York. In the affidavit annexed to the notice of special appearance required by section 88 of the Municipal Court Code, the ground of the objection is stated to be that said defendant has its situs in the county of Suffolk,…