Legal Opinion
Newman v. Charles S. Nathan, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 10, 1965PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBenjamin Brenner, J.
A Kentucky corporation moves to dismiss the third-party action for lack of personal jurisdiction, claiming to be a corporation having no contacts in this State. The defendant third-party plaintiff and the plaintiff (the latter indicated on oral argument that he planned to add the moving third-party defendant as an additional defendant in the primary action) strenuously oppose dismissal, arguing that the Kentucky corporation transacts business within this State (CPLR 302, subd. [a], par. 1) and has “ committed a tortious act within the state ” (CPLR 302, subd. [a], par.-2). The main stress of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Gray v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1961
- Lewin v. Bock Laundry Machine Co.New York Supreme Court · 1964
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- Gillmore v. J. S. Inskip, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1967
- Gonzales v. Harris Calorific Co.New York Supreme Court · 1970
- Oral Roberts University v. Automatic Switch Co.District Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1970
- Newman v. Charles S. Nathan, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965