Taylor v. Interstate Motor Freight System

1 A.D.2d 933, 150 N.Y.S.2d 84, 1956 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6058

• Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Decided: March 14, 1956
• Status: Published

Opinion

Upon remission from the Court of Appeals (309 N. Y. 633), order reversed as a matter of discretion, without costs of this appeal to either party and motion granted, without costs. Memorandum: This matter was remitted to this court by the Court of Appeals for further proceedings not inconsistent with the opinion of that court. In conformance with said opinion, we have considered the matter as being one determinable as a matter of discretion only. In our previous memorandum (285 App. Div. 1010) we said: “The Special Term denied the motion, as a matter of discretion by reason of ‘ special circumstances’. Whether the courts will take jurisdiction of cases involving nonresidents is a matter of discretion and comity.” Here, the accident occurred in the State of Ohio. The plaintiff and the defendant are respectively residents of Pennsylvania and Michigan. We find no special circumstances which should impel the Supreme Court of this State to.take jurisdiction. We recognize that, although there is a public policy against entertaining such suits in our courts under the circumstances presented, there is no absolute prohibition in that respect and that the determination to entertain jurisdiction or not to entertain jurisdiction is a discretionary matter. Exercising our discretion fully and independently, we must reverse the order of Special Term as a matter of discretion and grant the motion as a matter of discretion. All concur. (Appeal from an order of Erie Special Term denying a motion by defendant to vacate service of summons and complaint.) Present — McCurn, P. J., Vaughan, Kim-ball and Wheeler, JJ. [See 2 A D 2d 646.]