Case Name: Henry Maas, Respondent, v. The Cunard Steamship Co., Limited, Appellant
Court: New York City Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1896-10
Citations: 18 Misc. 379
Docket Number: 
Parties: Henry Maas, Respondent, v. The Cunard Steamship Co., Limited, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 18
Pages: 379–379

Head Matter:
Henry Maas, Respondent, v. The Cunard Steamship Co., Limited, Appellant.
(City Court of New York, General Term,
October, 1896.)
Jurisdiction.— City Court of New York.
The City Court of New York has jurisdiction in an action where the plaintiff resides and the cause of action arises within this state, although the defendant is a foreign corporation, service upon it having been made within the state.
Appeal by defendant from judgment rendered against it in favor of plaintiff for the value of certain baggage, claimed to have been lost by it.
Lord, Day & Lord, for appellant..
Mashbir & Cukor, for respondent.

Opinion:
Fitzsimons, J.
The plaintiff recovered a judgment against the defendant for the value of certain baggage lost by the defendant.
The plaintiff resides in Brooklyn, and the cause of action arose there. The defendant is a foreign corporation and was served with the summons and complaint in this-,city.
Hpon this appeal the defendant contends that the court has no jurisdiction herein. .
In making this claim, we think the defendant is in error.
The cause of action arose within this state.
Plaintiff is a resident of this state, and defendant was served with process in this city. • .
Under such circumstances (see section 1780 of the Code of Civil Procedure) this court has jurisdiction herein.
The judgment must be affirmed, with costs.
Van Wyck, Ch. J., concurs.
Judgment affirmed, with costs.