Summit Construction Services Group, Inc. v. ACT Abatement, LLC

OPINION OF THE COURT

Alan D. Scheinkman, J.

Defendant Darlene Jeter (defendant or Jeter) moves to dismiss this action as against her, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (8), claiming that the court lacks jurisdiction over her person. The motion is opposed by plaintiff Summit Construction Services Group, Inc. (Summit or plaintiff). The issue presented is whether a contract guaranty to be performed in New York qualifies as a contract to perform services within New York sufficient to allow the invocation of long-arm jurisdiction, pursuant to CPLR 302 (a) (1), over a nonresident, nondomiciliary in an action…