Hall Approved Free Access to American Case Law
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York, 1945

Royal Norwegian Navy v. David Smith Steel Co.

Royal Norwegian Navy v. David Smith Steel Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided November 2, 1945
185 Misc. 880; 58 N.Y.S.2d 705; 1945 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 2508

Counsel

Joseph P. Carey for appellant., Max J. Gwertsman for respondent.

Royal Norwegian Navy v. David Smith Steel Co.

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

Since the moving papers establish that the plaintiff is an agency of a foreign government and is neither a person nor a corporation, it has no legal capacity to sue (Telkes v. Hungarian National Museum, 265 App. Div. 192; MacAffer v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 242 App. Div. 140, 145, revd. on ather grounds, 268 N. Y. 400).

*881The order should be reversed, with $10 costs, and motion granted.

McLaughlin, Eder and Hecht, JJ., concur.

Order reversed, etc.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.