Robinson v. Oceanic Steam Navigation Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from, order of the General Term of the Superior Court of the city of New York, made June 20, 1888, which reversed an order of Special Term denying a motion, on the part of defendant, tó vacate .the summons and dismiss the complaint herein for want of jurisdiction and which granted the motion. The nature of the action is stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from, order of the General Term of the Superior Court of the city of New York, made June 20, 1888, which reversed an order of Special Term denying a motion, on the part of defendant, tó vacate .the summons and dismiss the complaint herein for want of jurisdiction and which granted the motion. The nature of the action is stated in the opinion. The administrator, plaintiff, by reason of his having duly received from the surrogate of the county of New York letters of administration, which are still in force, is in conteinplation of law a resident therein. (Parsons v. Lyman, 20 N. Y. 103,…
1Opinion of the CourtEarl, J.
The plaintiff, as administrator of Jane Lingard Robinson, deceased, commenced this action in the New York Superior Court to recover damages against the defendant, a foreign corporation, for wrongfully and negligently causing the death of his intestate. In the complaint, the death is • alleged to have been caused upon the ocean within the territorial limits of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, by a collision between two of the defendant’s vessels upon one of which the deceased was a passenger. The action is based upon the English statute, called Lord Campbell’s act, passed in…
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