FORDYCE v. ROUND HILL DEVELOPMENTS, LTD.

No. 25, Docket 78-7166.

585 F.2d 30 (1978)

Dorothy M. FORDYCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROUND HILL DEVELOPMENTS, LTD., d/b/a Round Hill Hotel of Montego Bay, Jamaica, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided October 13, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Beasley, Philadelphia, Pa., and Lester H. Chase, Glen Cove, N. Y., for plaintiff-appellant.

Mary Ann D'Amato, New York City (Mendes & Mount, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellees.

Before MOORE and VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judges, and KNAPP, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

In this diversity personal injury case we must decide whether the defendant, a hotel situated in Jamaica, has subjected itself to the jurisdiction of the New York courts.

Plaintiff's only substantial claim in this regard is that defendant's contract with Raymond & Whitcomb Co., an independent travel agent, is a sufficient contact to confer jurisdiction. Examination of the pertinent documents disclose that Raymond and Whitcomb is in no real...

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