Sterling National Bank and Trust Co. Of New York v. Fidelity Mortgage Investors

MOORE, Circuit Judge:

This case is an action brought by plaintiff-appellee Sterling National Bank and Trust Co. of New York (“Sterling”) against defendant-appellant Fidelity Mortgage Investors (“Fidelity”) to recover on a $2,000,000 promissory note dated August 17, 1973 and payable on November 7, 1973. The suit was commenced in the New York Supreme Court but removed to federal court on diversity grounds. The appeal is from an opinion and judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denying Fidelity’s motion to dismiss for lack of in personam jurisdiction…