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American Contractor Pub. Co. v. Michael Nocenti Co.

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Decided February 7, 1913PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, First District. Action by the American Contractor Publishing Company against the Michael Nocen ti Company. From judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.

1Per curiam

The complaint was dismissed upon the ground that the plaintiff was a foreign corporation doing business in this state without authority. The plaintiff publishes a trade journal in the city of Chicago, and has an office in the city merely for the purpose of collecting news and soliciting contracts for advertisements and for certain trade reports. The orders for special building reports, upon which this action was brought, were sent to Chicago and filled from there.' The plaintiff has no capital invested here, and is not doing business within this state within the meaning of section 15 of the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. American Contractor Publishing Co. v. BaggeAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1904

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Portland Cattle Loan Co. v. Hansen Livestock & Feeding Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1926
  2. Pittsburg & Shawmut Coal Co. v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1922

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