John J. Galgay, as Trustee in the Reorganization of R. Hoe & Co., Inc. v. Bulletin Company, Inc.

MULLIGAN, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal by the plaintiff trustee of a bankrupt company, R. Hoe & Co., Inc. (Hoe), from a judgment entered on March 1, 1974 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Hon. Lawrence W. Pierce, Judge, granting the motion of the defendant Bulletin Company, Inc. (Bulletin) to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the court lacked in per-sonam jurisdiction over the defendant. Judge Pierce filed a memorandum opinion on February 26, 1974 in which he concluded that Bulletin had not engaged in any purposeful activity in New York and…