Legal Opinion

Abbate v. Abbate

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 27, 1981PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Damiani, J.

The issues on this appeal are whether the facts present a basis for the exercise of so-called long-arm jurisdiction over the person of the nonresident defendant and whether plaintiff’s action for rescission of a contract upon the ground of fraudulent inducement is barred by the Statute of Limitations.

THE FACTS

The parties were married in 1956 and have four children. The defendant husband is a medical doctor. They moved to this country from Europe in 1960 and took up residence in Brooklyn, New York. The husband became an officer in the United States Air Force and…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co. v. Barnes & Reinecke, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1965
  3. Brown v. LockwoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  4. Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Enco Associates, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. George Reiner & Co. v. SchwartzNew York Court of Appeals · 1977

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Surlak v. SurlakAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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  5. Chemco International Leasing, Inc. v. Meridian Engineering, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1984

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