Legal Opinion
Elman v. Belson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 25, 1969PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHopkins, J.
Plaintiffs sue to recover the reasonable value of services rendered by them as attorneys to the defendant, a domiciliary of Illinois. Service of the summons and complaint was made on the defendant in Illinois. He moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground the court lacked jurisdiction over him.
The motion essentially was based on the allegations that the defendant, as a domiciliary of Illinois, had never transacted business in New York. Admitting that his attorneys1 in Illinois had come to New York in 1966 and retained the plaintiffs to bring an action on two judgments which he had…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- In re the Judicial Settlement of Account of Proceedings of CallahanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1919
- Larkin v. . FrazierNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Lewis v. American Archives Ass'nNew York Supreme Court · 1964
3Cited by34 opinions
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- John J. Galgay, as Trustee in the Reorganization of R. Hoe & Co., Inc. v. Bulletin Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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