Legal Opinion
Eastern Products Corp. v. Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 15, 1918PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Motion to set aside service of the summons upon defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtBijur, J.
This motion is made to set aside the service of the summons upon defendant. Defendant is a corporation of Tennessee, which in 1892 procured a certificate of authority to do business in the state of New York pursuant to sections 15 and 16 of the General Corporation Law, and designated one Sloat as its agent for service of process in this state. Subsequently Sloat died and defendant designated no other person in his place. In October, 1917, plaintiff attempted to serve this summons upon defendant by delivering a copy to the secretary of state. No copy of the complaint was served with the…
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- Riverside & Dan River Cotton Mills v. MenefeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Bagdon v. Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Robert Dollar Co. v. Canadian Car & Foundry Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
- People v. Mercantile Safe Deposit Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
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