Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Ward
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 5, 2005PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
In this case, we are asked whether long-arm jurisdiction exists over a nonresident holding a New York driver’s license and car registration for a tort claim arising from an out-of-state motor vehicle accident. We conclude that personal jurisdiction does not lie under CPLR 302 (a) (1) because there is an insufficient nexus between plaintiffs’ personal injury action and any New York transactions.
On October 12, 1997, plaintiffs Roger Johnson and Monique White allegedly sustained injuries when their vehicle was struck from behind by a car driven by defendant Daniel…
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