Legal Opinion
Delagi v. Volkswagenwerk AG of Wolfsburg
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 13, 1972PublishedCited by 161 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJasen, J.
This action, based on negligence and breach of warranty, comes to us in the pleadings stage for a determination as to whether jurisdiction was validly acquired over the defendant, Volkswagenwerk AG of Wolfsburg, Germany, a German corporation, hereinafter referred to as VWAG.
The plaintiff in his complaint alleges that, in 1965, he purchased a Volkswagen automobile from an authorized Volkswagen dealer in Germany. While operating said vehicle in Germany, plaintiff claims that “ the front wheel suspension and its appurtenant parts broke and collapsed, causing the front wheels to cave in and the…
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