Legal Opinion
Aquascutum of London, Inc. v. S.S. American Champion
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 27, 1970No. Nos. 491, 492 and 493, Dockets 34083-5PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge.
In these three appeals from an order of the District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissing complaints in admiralty for want of personal jurisdiction, we are called upon to determine the applicability of New York’s long-arm statute, CPLR § 302, and of its general “doing business” statute, CPLR § 301, to a London-based English corporation offering different types of freight service.
In Nos. 34083 and 34085, the American Champion and Rubens cases, the plaintiffs allege that certain goods in good order and condition were delivered to W. Wingate & Johnston,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Time, Inc. v. Frank ManningCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Harold Noel Arrowsmith, Jr. v. United Press InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co. v. Barnes & Reinecke, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1965
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3Cited by70 opinions
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- Bulova Watch Co., Inc. v. K. Hattori & Co., Ltd.District Court, E.D. New York · 1981
- Gottlieb v. Sandia American Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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