Legal Opinion
Ehrlich-Bober & Co. v. University of Houston
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 1980PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Wachtler, J.
On this appeal an agency of the State of Texas claims immunity to suit in the New York courts because Texas law limits the jurisdictions in which it may be sued. The issue for our consideration is whether New York should observe that limitation as a matter of comity.
The plaintiff, Ehrlich-Bober & Co., Inc., is a dealer in municipal and government securities. It has its principal office in New York City. The defendant University of Houston is a public institution of higher education in the State of Texas. It is governed by a Board of Regents appointed by the…
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