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Heimerdinger v. American Mfg. Co.

58 N.Y.S. 1022 Court N.Y. App. Term Decision date 1899-06-28 English

Delivered by LEVENTRITT, J.

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HEIMERDINGER v. AMERICAN MFG. CO.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Term.
June 28, 1899.)

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Jurisdiction of Municipal Courts—Foreign Corporations.
A municipal court has no jurisdiction of an action for the recovery of money against a foreign corporation.
Appeal from municipal court, borough of Manhattan, Third district.
Action by Joseph C. Heimerdinger against the American Manufacturing Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
Reversed.
Argued before FREEDMAN, P. J., and MacLEAN and LE'VEN-TRITT, JJ. ■ .
Arthur H. Van Brunt, for appellant.
David M. ¡Neuberger, for respondent.

It appearing affirmatively by the record that the defendant is a foreign corporation, the judgment must be reversed, as the municipal court had no jurisdiction. Rieser v. Parker, 27 Misc. Rep. 205 , 57 N. Y. Supp. 745 .

Judgment reversed, with costs to the appellant. All concur.

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