Case Name: Elias Bernstein and Others, Copartners, etc., Respondents, v. Harry Hakim, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1926-02-10
Citations: 126 Misc. 582
Docket Number: 
Parties: Elias Bernstein and Others, Copartners, etc., Respondents, v. Harry Hakim, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 126
Pages: 582–583

Head Matter:
Elias Bernstein and Others, Copartners, etc., Respondents, v. Harry Hakim, Appellant.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department,
February 10, 1926.
Droege & Rao [O. H. Droege of counsel], for the appellant.
Silberman & Steinfeld [Louis R. Bick of counsel], for the respondents.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The appearance of the defendant on the motion to vacate the service of the summons and complaint in this action was in substance a special appearance. Moreover, the court below acquired no jurisdiction over the person of the defendant, as the service of the summons and complaint was procured by fraud and deceit on the part of the plaintiff. Judgment and order appealed from reversed, with ten dollars costs, and motion to vacate the service of the summons and complaint is granted, with ten dollars costs.
All concur; present, Bijur, Delehanty and Wagner, JJ.