Ross v. Ostrander

Pécora, J.

Both parties move for summary judgment under rule 113 of the Eules of Civil Practice in an action brought to recover the equivalent in American dollars of a judgment rendered against the deceased defendant by the High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division, London, England. There is clearly no issue of fact to be tried and the disposition of the *141cause depends upon what recognition this State will give to the English judgment.

The deceased defendant, a citizen of the United States, who had been residing in England for about fifteen years, in November, 1938, entered into a lease for a…