Carbone v. Fort Erie Jockey Club, Ltd.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtMahoney, J.
The question presented on this appeal is whether defendant, Fort Erie Jockey Club, Ltd., the owner and operator of a horse racing track at Fort Erie in the Province of Ontario, Canada, has been conducting business within the State of New York so as to be subject to in personam jurisdiction in this State. Special Term held that such jurisdiction exists. We conclude that it does not.
Plaintiff alleges that on August 15, 1971 he, a resident of Erie County, was injured in a fall on defendant’s premises at Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada by reason of defendant’s negligence. In December, 1971 plaintiff…
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