Legal Opinion
Gager v. White
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 1981PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fuchsberg, J.
These five appeals are part of the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Rush v Savchuk (444 US 320), the effect of which was to vitiate the predicate for quasi in rem jurisdiction pioneered in 1966 by Seider v Roth (17 NY2d 111). In essence, Seider held that a liability insurance contract issued by a carrier authorized to do business in this State, contingent as its obligations may be, partakes of the character of a “debt” which by its attachment may be made to serve as the foundation for jurisdiction over its nonresident insured defendants.…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Shaffer v. HeitnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by106 opinions
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- State v. WolowitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Skyline Agency, Inc. v. Ambrose Coppotelli, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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