Legal Opinion
American Security Credit Co. v. Empire Properties Corp.
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided January 15, 1935PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, David C., J.
The plaintiff sues for certain fees and charges pursuant to a written contract. The defendant challenges its right to maintain this action because of the provisions of section 181 of the Tax Law and section 210 of the General Corporation Law.
The plaintiff is a foreign corporation. It has not complied with our statutes. If it was doing business in this State, and this contract was made here, the complaint must be dismissed.
What is the plaintiff’s business? It styles itself American Security Credit Company. It does not deal in tangibles. It sells the right to its services as…
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