Legal Opinion

Black River Associates v. Newman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 2, 1996PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Denman, P. J.

In this action by plaintiff seeking specific performance of an agreement by defendant, a nondomiciliary, to purchase real property located in New York, we are called upon to decide whether, by entering into such agreement, defendant "transacted] any business” in New York (CPLR 302 [a] [1]), thus subjecting himself to the exercise of "long-arm” personal jurisdiction by a New York court. We conclude that defendant thereby transacted business in New York and thus is subject to suit in New York in a manner consistent with the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth…

2Cases cited35 opinions

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  4. Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Symenow v. State Street Bank & Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  2. Salamon v. FriedmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. v. McDonnellDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001
  4. Atwal v. AtwalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  5. Plummer v. Massullo, No. 560598 (May 2, 2002)Connecticut Superior Court · 2002

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