Legal Opinion
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. v. Franklyn
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 8, 1970PublishedCited by 322 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Fuld.
Whether the defendant “ transact [ed] any business within the state ” (CPLB 302) so as to subject him to the jurisdiction of the courts of New York “ [a]s to a cause of action arising from ” such activity, is the question presented by this appeal.
In March of 1967, the defendant, Dr. Bobert A. Franklyn, who lives in California, received a catalogue from the plaintiff Parke-Bernet, a well-known auctioneer of works of art, describing certain paintings to be sold at an auction at its galleries in New York City on April 6. Finding a painting in which he was interested—Les…
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