Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp. v. Eskind

Defendant, a nonresident partnership, appears specially and moves to vacate service of process. Defendant alleges it is not doing business here and that its designation of a person or firm was ineffectual to confer jurisdiction. Plaintiff, a New York corporation, asserts that by virtue of the terms of a distributor franchise agreement defendant consented to jurisdiction when service was made in the manner therein provided.

This case differs from a companion case, decided simultaneously herewith, in that plaintiff in the instant case is a resident, i.e., a New York corporation. Section 224 of…