Case Name: Stephen Salerno, Appellant, v. New York Central Railroad Company, Defendant, and Pacific Fruit Express Company, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1961-05-18
Citations: 13 A.D.2d 898
Docket Number: 
Parties: Stephen Salerno, Appellant, v. New York Central Railroad Company, Defendant, and Pacific Fruit Express Company, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 13
Pages: 898–898

Head Matter:
Stephen Salerno, Appellant, v. New York Central Railroad Company, Defendant, and Pacific Fruit Express Company, Respondent.

Opinion:
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.