Legal Opinion
Sung Hwan Co. v. Rite Aid Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 6, 2006PublishedCited by 39 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ciparick, J.
Plaintiff seeks enforcement of a foreign money judgment under CPLR article 53 — recognition of foreign country money judgments — that was entered by the District Court of Seoul, Republic of Korea. Defendant argues that the Korean court was without jurisdiction, as the judgment was based on a cause of action that, although cast in terms of tort, would be considered a breach of contract claim in New York and would therefore not qualify as a basis for CPLR 302 long-arm jurisdiction. The fact that a foreign country’s substantive law differs from New York law,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hilton v. GuyotSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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- LaMarca v. Pak-Mor Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 2000
- Greschler v. GreschlerNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Sybron Corp. v. WetzelNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
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