Strasser v. Schlesinger

Defendant moves to dismiss the complaint on the ground, inter alia, that the court lacks jurisdiction of the person of the defendant, who is a resident and domiciliary of the Virgin Islands.

Plaintiffs are New York attorneys who bring this action to recover for legal services rendered defendant’s wife, also a domiciliary of the Virgin Islands, in connection with her marital *79difficulties with defendant. A divorce action, commenced in December, 1965, in the Virgin Islands, is still pending.

Service of the complaint in this action was made pursuant to CPLR 302, the so-called “ long-arm ” or “…