Case Name: Henry Wollman et al., Copartners under the Firm Name of Wollman & Wollman, Appellants, v. Newark Star Publishing Company, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1920-07-07
Citations: 229 N.Y. 590
Docket Number: 
Parties: Henry Wollman et al., Copartners under the Firm Name of Wollman & Wollman, Appellants, v. Newark Star Publishing Company, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 229
Pages: 590–590

Head Matter:
Henry Wollman et al., Copartners under the Firm Name of Wollman & Wollman, Appellants, v. Newark Star Publishing Company, Respondent.
Jurisdiction — when New York Supreme Court has no jurisdiction of action brought by New York attorneys for services performed within . state for foreign corporation in defense of suits pending in Federal courts.
Wollman v. Newark Star Publishing Co., 190 App. Div. 933, affirmed.
(Argued June 2, 1920;
decided July 7, 1920.)
Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered January 30, 1920, which reversed an order of Special Term denying a motion to set aside service of the summons and complaint in the above-entitled action and granted said motion. The following question was certified: “ If a foreign corporation employs, in the state of New York, members of the bar of the state of New York to perform legal services for it in said state, in defense of suits pending against it in the United States District Court in New York (removed to the United States court by the foreign corporation from the Supreme Court of the state of New York), in which suits it had previously entered its appearance, and said lawyers, in pursuance of said employment, rendered services in the state of New York for said foreign corporation, is that sufficient to give the Supreme Court of New York jurisdiction in a suit by such lawyers against said foreign corporation to recover compensation for said services, which suit was begun by service of summons, in the state of New York, on the president of said foreign corporation? ”
Henry Wollman for appellants.
Harold H. Bowman and M. Casewell Heine for respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, with costs, and. question certified answered in the negative; no opinion.
Concur: His cock, Ch. J., Chase, Collin, Cardozo, Pound, Crane and Andrews, JJ,