COSTELLO v. GRANT CO.


16 Misc.2d 220 (1959)

Mary A. Costello, Plaintiff, v. W. T. Grant Company et al., Defendants.

County Court, Dutchess County.

March 9, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Leahey and Joseph Worona for plaintiff.

Edward J. Mack for defendants.


JOHN R. SCHWARTZ, J.

In an action to recover $25,000 damages for libel and slander, both defendants, one an individual and the other a foreign corporation, move the court for an order dismissing the complaint.

It is the defendants' contention this court does not have jurisdiction because the prayer for relief is in excess of $6,000 and in addition, the court does not have jurisdiction over the defendant foreign corporation.

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