From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

Martinez v. American Standard

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 22, 1983
60 N.Y.2d 873 (N.Y. 1983)

Summary

holding that foreseeability is restricted by the purposeful affiliation requirement that defendant "'purposefully avails itself of the privilege of conducting activities within the forum state'"

Summary of this case from Hamilton v. Accu-Tek

Opinion

Argued October 20, 1983

Decided November 22, 1983

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, FRANK VACCARO, J.

E. Richard Rimmels, Jr., for third-party plaintiff-appellant.

Alexander V. Sansone for third-party defendant-respondent.


Order affirmed, with costs, for the reasons stated in the memorandum at the Appellate Division ( 91 A.D.2d 652). In denying the discovery requested in the answering affidavit, the Appellate Division did not abuse its discretion as a matter of law.

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE.


Summaries of

Martinez v. American Standard

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 22, 1983
60 N.Y.2d 873 (N.Y. 1983)

holding that foreseeability is restricted by the purposeful affiliation requirement that defendant "'purposefully avails itself of the privilege of conducting activities within the forum state'"

Summary of this case from Hamilton v. Accu-Tek
Case details for

Martinez v. American Standard

Case Details

Full title:SUSANA MARTINEZ, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Nov 22, 1983

Citations

60 N.Y.2d 873 (N.Y. 1983)
470 N.Y.S.2d 367
458 N.E.2d 826

Citing Cases

Williams v. Beemiller, Inc.

Applying the foregoing principles, we conclude that Brown lacks the minimum contacts with New York that are a…

Williams v. Beemiller, Inc.

In Bostic's conversations with Brown, the former simply relayed his speculative aspirations: that he…