Banco Do Commercio e Industria De Sao Paolo S.A. v. Esusa Engenharia e Construcoes S.A.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward Greenfield, J.), entered on or about April 18, 1990, which *341denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The individual defendants herein, citizens of Brazil, unconditionally agreed to guarantee payment of a promissory note executed by a now bankrupt Brazilian corporation, defendant Esusa Engenharia e Construcoes S.A. On this appeal, defendants argue that the New York courts lack personal jurisdiction over them and therefore may not adjudicate the action on the guarantee.

It is well settled that…