Hatfield v. Sisson
New York Supreme Court
Objection by defendant to the jurisdiction of the court respecting tort committed in another state.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAdam, J.
New York has slander suits of its own residents sufficient to occupy the time of its courts without inviting or encouraging litigation of that class of right belonging to other states. The proofs show that the plaintiff and defendant were, at the time the slander was uttered, and ever since have been, residents of Hew Jersey, where the alleged wrong was committed, and it is now the settled rule that courts of this state will not retain jurisdiction to redress foreign tortious injuries unless special reasons are shown to exist which make it necessary or proper to do so, and none has been made…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Robinson v. Oceanic Steam Navigation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Hemmens v. . NelsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Cruger v. . the Hudson River Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1854
- Dewitt v. BuchananNew York Supreme Court · 1868
- Ferguson v. NeilsonNew York Supreme Court · 1890
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