Case Name: Anna C. M. Webster, Respondent, v. The Columbian National Life Insurance Company, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1909-10-26
Citations: 196 N.Y. 523
Docket Number: 
Parties: Anna C. M. Webster, Respondent, v. The Columbian National Life Insurance Company, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 196
Pages: 523–524

Head Matter:
Anna C. M. Webster, Respondent, v. The Columbian National Life Insurance Company, Appellant.
Webster v. Columbian Nat. Life Ins. Co., 131 App. Div. 837, affirmed.
(Argued October 6, 1909;
decided October 26, 1909.)
Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered April 23,1909, which affirmed an order of Special Term continuing pendente lite a preliminary injunction restraining the prosecution of a suit theretofore commenced in the Supreme Court of Massachusetts,
The following questions were certified :
11 First. Does it appear from the complaint that the plaintiff is entitled to judgment against the defendant restraining the defendant from prosecuting the action in the State of Massa cliusetts against the plaintiff, as by section 603 of the Code of Civil Procedure an injunction can only be granted where it appeal’s from the complaint that the plaintiff demands and is entitled to judgment against the defendant restraining the commission of the act enjoined ?
“ Second. Has the Supreme Court power, upon the facts alleged in this complaint, to grant the injunction prayed for?”
Joseph H. Choate, Jr., for appellant.
JohnJ. Crawford and George .J. Carr for respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, with costs; both questions certified answered in the affirmative; no opinion.
Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., Edward T. Bartlett, Haight, Vann, Willard Bartlett, Hiscook and Chase, JJ.