Case Name: NATIONAL BRIDGE WORKS v. ATLAS CONST. CO.
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1909-06-25
Citations: 117 N.Y.S. 956
Docket Number: 
Parties: NATIONAL BRIDGE WORKS v. ATLAS CONST. CO.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 117
Pages: 956–956

Head Matter:
NATIONAL BRIDGE WORKS v. ATLAS CONST. CO.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Term.
June 25, 1909.)
Judgment (§ 17 )—Default Judgment—Setting Aside.
A default judgment against a corporation will not tie sustained where, though it appeared by the affidavit that there was service of the summons and complaint on one as director, president, and treasurer of defendant, it was proven without contradiction that at the time of the service said person was neither president, treasurer, secretary, nor director of defendant, and that he had no connection with it in any manner.
[Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Judgment, Cent. Dig. § 31; Dec. Dig. § 17. ]
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Ninth District.
Action by the National Bridge Works against the Atlas Construction Company. From a default judgment, defendant appeals.
Reversed, and complaint dismissed.
Argued before GILDERSLEEVE, P. J., and MacLEAN and SEABURY, JJ.
Bond & Babson (Walter H. Bond, of counsel), for appellant.
Thompson & Fuller, for respondent.
For other cases see same topic & § number in Dec. & Am. Digs. 1907 to date, & Rep’r Indexes

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appeal from default judgment upon the ground that no service of the summons and complaint was made upon any proper officer or manager of the defendant corporation. It appears by the affidavit that the service of the summons and complaint was made upon one Walter J. Solomon as director, president, and treasurer of the defendant company. It is proven without contradiction that at the time of the service of the summons and complaint Walter J. Solomon was neither president, treasurer, secretary, nor director of the defendant corporation, and had no connection with the defendant in any manner.
Judgment reversed, with costs, and complaint dismissed.