Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1961

Salerno v. New York Central Railroad

Salerno v. New York Central Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided May 18, 1961
13 A.D.2d 898; 215 N.Y.S.2d 285; 1961 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 10808
Salerno v. New York Central Railroad

Opinion of the Court

Order unanimously reversed, with $25 costs and disbursements and defendant’s motion denied, without costs, and, in the exercise of discretion, defendant permitted to allege in its answer that it is not a person subject to the jurisdiction of the court within the meaning of section 237-a of the Civil Practice Act. In the exercise of discretion this relief should have been granted. (See Grunder v. Premier Ind. Corp., 12 A D 2d 998.) (Appeal from order of Monroe Special Term setting aside the service of the summons and complaint on the Pacific Fruit Express Company.) Present — Williams, P. J., Bastow, Halpern, McClusky and Henry, JJ.

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