Legal Opinion
Gaines Service Leasing Corp. v. Ashkenazy
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 30, 1986No. 85-CV-4398(JBW)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEINSTEIN, Chief Judge:
Severyn Ashkenazy moves to set aside a default entry and to dismiss the action against him on the ground that this court lacks a basis for the exercise of personal jurisdiction.
I. FACTS
Plaintiff Gaines Service Leasing Corp., a New York corporation, entered into agreements with a number of California-based companies to supply leased automobiles in California. The contracts were negotiated in New York. They contained a clause stating that New York law applied, that any disputes were to be adjudicated in New York courts, and that the defense of lack of…
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