Murdock v. Arenson International USA, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kassal, J.
The issue presented is whether the courts of this State may, consistent with due process standards, assume in personam jurisdiction over Unerman Greenman Berger Limited, a nondomiciliary, second fourth-party defendant, pursuant to the long-arm statute, CPLR 302 (a). Upon evaluating the nature and degree of this defendant’s over-all contacts with New York, we conclude that they may not.
On or about January 3, 1980, plaintiff Louis Murdock suffered a fall and sustained severe and permanent injuries when his swivel office chair broke. Murdock commenced an action…
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