Worthington v. London Guarantee & Accident Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal, by permission, from an order and judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered respectively February 16 and March 3, 1900, affirming an order and judgment of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court for said department, which reversed a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York in favor of plaintiff for a sum of money due on contract.
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Appeal, by permission, from an order and judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered respectively February 16 and March 3, 1900, affirming an order and judgment of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court for said department, which reversed a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York in favor of plaintiff for a sum of money due on contract. The nature of the action, the question certified, and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The Municipal Court of the city of New York has jurisdiction in civil actions…
1Opinion of the CourtBartlett, J.
This action was commenced in the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, first judicial district, against the defendant, a foreign corporation, created by the laws of Great Britain, and having an office in the city of Hew York. The plaintiff sued to recover a sum of money alleged to be due on contract and recovered judgment. The Appellate Term reversed the judgment and the Appellate Division affirmed the order and judgment of reversal.
The only question discussed in the opinions of the appellate courts was that of jurisdiction, it being held that the Municipal Court of…
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