Legal Opinion
Hoffritz for Cutlery, Inc. And Edwin Jay, Inc. v. Amajac, Ltd. And Jack E. Ayers
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 15, 1985No. 565, Docket 84-7703PublishedCited by 401 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PIERCE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to decide whether the courts of the State of New York would find jurisdiction over non-resident defendants under its longarm statute, N.Y. CPLR section 302(a), or on a theory of defendants’ “presence” under CPLR section 301. The district court held that they would not, and dismissed the complaint. Plaintiffs appeal from that order; for the reasons set forth below, we reverse, and remand the action to the district court.
Background
The appeal before us arises from an alleged breach of a franchise agreement entered into by the parties on August 29,…
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