78 N.Y.S. 300 | N.Y. App. Div. | 1902
Attachments having been issued in this action, they were served upon various persons claimed to have been indebted to the defend
We do not see how the question of indebtedness by the moving-parties to the defendants in the attachment can be determined upon this motion. If they are not indebted, the attachment does them no harm ; and, if they are indebted, then the plaintiffs are entitled to the benefit of the levy.
It is insisted that, so far as Hollander'is concerned, he is the president of a foreign corporation which was indebted to the defendants . and that such indebtedness cannot be reached by the attachment. So far as the papers disclose, the attachment does not seem to liavebeen served upon him as president of the corporation. If it had been, it might be that the levy could be set aside precisely the same as the service of the summons upon foreign corporations would be set aside upon the proper motion where the service is made upon a person not designated by the Code of Civil Procedure. ' In the case at bar the service seems to have been upon Hollander personally,, and, as already stated, the question whether he is indebted to the defendants or not cannot be determined upon such a motion as-this.
In respect to the levy upon N ettleton another question arises. It appears that no certified copy of the attachment was served upon him as required by the Code of Civil Procedure '(§ 649), b.ut that a paper purporting to be a copy of the attachment was served. This was clearly irregular and the levy was, therefore, ineffectual. This was not an irregularity coming within rule 37 of the General Rules of Practice which requires that, in the notice of motion to-set aside for irregularity, such irregularity shall be specified. It was a question of jurisdiction which was not. acquired by the improper service of the paper. The irregularities mentioned in rule 37 seem to relate to irregularities of practice in the conduct of litigations.
We think, therefore, that the order should be affirmed so far as to deny the motion to set aside the levies as to Lowenstein, Edwards and Hollander, and that the order should be reversed as to Nettle-
O’Brien, McLaughlin and Laughlin, Jj., concurred.
Order affirmed so far as to deny motion to set aside levies as to Lowenstein, Edwards and Hollander, and reversed as to Nettle-ton, and motion to vacate levy granted, without costs to either party.