Legal Opinion
Bessan v. Public Service Co-ordinated Transport
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided December 2, 1929PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSheintag, J.
The actions are for personal injuries and property damage sustained because of the alleged negligence of the defendant in the operation of one of its buses in the city of New York. The defendant is a foreign corporation operating a fleet of buses through New York city. It has its place of business in the State of New Jersey and has no office for the transaction of business in this State.
The summons and complaint were served pursuant to section 52 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law (formerly section 285-a of the Highway Law). That section reads as follows: “The operation by a nonresident of a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- American Historical Society, Inc. v. GlennNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- McKeever v. Supreme Court of Independent Order of ForestersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
- J. W. G. Powell v. Home Seeker Realty Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1928
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- Bischoff v. Wm. Schnepp, Inc.City of New York Municipal Court · 1930
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