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BRYANT v. FINNISH NAT. AIRLINE

15 N.Y.2d 426 (1965)

Eleanor Bryant, Appellant, v. Finnish National Airline, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 27, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Apfel and Daniel Leeds for appellant.

Douglas B. Bowring for respondent.

Lee S. Kreindler, Milton G. Sincoff and Jules Brody for amicus curiæ.

Judges DYE, FULD, BURKE, SCILEPPI and BERGAN concur with Chief Judge DESMOND; Judge VAN VOORHIS dissents and votes to affirm.

Chief Judge DESMOND.

Defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint under CPLR 3211, (a), 8 for lack of personal jurisdiction of defendant, a Finnish corporation, was denied at Special Term, the court holding that defendant's activities in New York State constituted the transaction of business within the State. The relevant statutes are CPLR 301 which says that: "A court may exercise such jurisdiction over persons...

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