Singer v. Walker
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtBreitel, J.
The issue in this personal injury action is whether the courts of this State may exercise personal jurisdiction over defendant foreign corporation under 302 Civil Practice Law and Rules and subject to the applicable constitutional limitations. Special Term held there was no such jurisdiction and plaintiffs appeal.
At Special Term, it was held that, because defendant corporation was not doing business in this State and the cause of action did not arise from any tortious act or from transaction of business in this State by defendant, the new statute (302) did not confer jurisdiction. While it is…
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