Fairfield Lease Corp. v. Romano's Auto Service

This action was brought by the plaintiff to enforce a judgment by default rendered by a New York court in an action based upon a commercial lease agreement. The lease provided that all actions arising out of the agreement were to be litigated only in courts located in New York and that the lessee agreed to the jurisdiction of those courts. The lease also provided that the lessee waive personal service in favor of service by registered mail.

The defendants counterclaimed in the present action asserting that the New York court lacked jurisdiction to render judgment against them because the…