Blank v. Meadow Brook National Bank — 44 Misc. 2d 448

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Leo Blank et al., Plaintiffs, v. Meadow Brook National Bank, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Special Term, Sullivan County,

November 16, 1964.

Cole & Deitz (Bernard Wiess of counsel), for defendant. Goldstein & Goldstein (Benjamin M. Goldstein of counsel), for plaintiffs.

Defendant, a national banking association, moves pursuant to CPLR 510 (subd. 1) for a change of venue from Sullivan County to Nassau County, contending that the former is not a proper county. Before service of its answer, defendant served a demand that the action be tried in Nassau County and within 15 days thereafter instituted this application (see CPLR 511, subds. [a], [b]).

It appears without dispute that defendant is ‘' established ’ ’ or “ located ” in Nassau County (see par. “ third” of complaint) with no office or branch in Sullivan County.

Mercantile Nat. Bank v. Langdeau ( 371 U. S. 555 ) is decisive. There, the issue was whether a Federal statute (U. S. Code,

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tit. 12, § 94), rather than a Texas statute, determined in which State court a national bank may be sued (p. 558) and the court concluded “ that national banks may be sued only in those state courts in the county where the banks are located ” (p. 561) and that the Federal ‘ ‘ statute must be given a mandatory reading ’ ’ (p. 562). (See, also, Rev. Stat., § 5198 [1878], U. S. Code, tit. 12, § 94; Charlotte Nat. Bank v. Morgan, 132 U. S. 141 , 145; Buffum v. Chase Nat. Bank of City of N. Y., 192 F. 2d 58 , 60, cert. den. 342 U. S. 944 ; Leonardi v. Chase Nat. Bank of City of N. Y., 81 F. 2d 19 , 22, cert. den. 298 U. S. 677 ; International Refugee Organization v. Bank of America, 86 F. Supp. 884 ; Rabinowitz v. Kaiser-Frazer Corp., 198 Misc. 312 ; Crofoot v. Giannini, 196 Misc. 213 ; Raiola v. Los Angeles First Nat. Trust & Sav. Bank, 133 Misc. 630 .) Motion granted.

Cases cited

Mercantile National Bank v. Langdeau 371 U. S. 555 SCOTUS 1963-01-21 p. 448
First National Bank v. Morgan 132 U. S. 141 SCOTUS 1889-11-11 at 145 p. 449
United States Trust Co. v. Zelle 342 U. S. 944 SCOTUS 1952-03-03 p. 449
Rabinowitz v. Kaiser-Frazer Corp. 198 Misc. 312 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1950-03-13 p. 449
Crofoot v. Giannini 196 Misc. 213 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1949-10-04 p. 449
Raiola v. Los Angeles First National Trust & Savings Bank 133 Misc. 630 N.Y. City Ct. 1929-02-25 p. 449