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Show RULES THAT FORMER CZAR CAN BE SUED NEW YORK. Feb. 2. Under the laws of New York state no ruler of a foreign nf-tioii can be sued while lie remains tn puwer, but this immunity ceases when his authority Is overthrown, according to a decision tcthiy hy .i us t ice Benedict in the supreme court against Nicholas Romanoff, former emperor of Russia. In a suit against the former emperor for S2.mh.u0iJ for breach of contract, t he Marine Transportation Service corporation corpora-tion obtained a writ of attachment against certain Russian property foun.V in this country. |