Lancaster v. Colonial Motor Freight Line, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ellerin, J.
The issue before us on this appeal is the showing that must be made in order to subject nondomiciliaries, specifically a foreign corporation and a nonresident individual, to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of this State.
On August 24, 1987, plaintiff was seriously injured in an accident which occurred in Kershaw County, South Carolina, while she was a passenger in a vehicle operated by Minerva *155Josey, a New York resident, who was killed in the accident. The instant action was instituted in August 1990 in Bronx County, the county of residence of the…
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