The legislative intent in enacting the so-called long-arm statutes (CPLR 302, 313; CCA, § 404; UDCA, § 404) was to confer jurisdiction whenever business was transacted.
While I was surprised to see that the courts have limited the clear intention of the Legislature, I am bound by that limitation. The leading case was decided in this court by a learned Judge. (Home Crafts v. Gramercy Homes,
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