New York Court of Appeals

James R. Pringle, Respondent v. Smith T. Woolworth, as Receiver

December 12, 188290 N.Y. 502

Summary

The Court affirmed the judgment, holding that a Pennsylvania judgment from a Court of Common Pleas is presumed valid under full faith and credit, that service on the Pennsylvania insurance commissioner satisfies statutory requirements for service on the corporation, and that the judgment binds the receiver and creditors absent fraud.