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Procedure - Service Of Process - Jurisdiction Conferred By Consent
Procedure - Service Of Process - Jurisdiction Conferred By Consent
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff, a resident of England, and defendant, a resident of New York, entered into a contract for the sale and delivery of zinc. By a clause in the contract the parties agreed that all differences arising thereunder should be arbitrated at London pursuant to the arbitration law of Great Britain. Differences arose, and the plaintiff requested the defendant in New York to concur in the selection of an arbitrator, serving notice that, in the event of failure so to do, application would be made for appointment of one as provided by statute. This notice was ignored, and a form of …
Conflict Of Laws-Bills And Notes-Law Governing Vailidity Of Transfer Of Check By Indorsement
Conflict Of Laws-Bills And Notes-Law Governing Vailidity Of Transfer Of Check By Indorsement
Michigan Law Review
The president of a New York corporation indorsed in blank in the corporate name a check payable to the corporation. He then indorsed the check personally and mailed it to the Banque De Bruxelles, a foreign corporation located in Belgium. The bank in Belgium received it for collection and forwarded it for collection to its correspondent in Washington, D. C. The proceeds were received by the bank in Belgium and credited to the personal account of the president of the New York corporation as directed by him. Later, he withdrew the amount from the bank for his own use. Assignees …