O'CONNOR v. LEE-HY PAVING CORP.

Nos. 845, 846, 849, 851, 878 and 879, Dockets 78-7044, 78-7047, 78-7050, 78-7051, 78-7058 and 78-7076.

579 F.2d 194 (1978)

Marguerite T. O'CONNOR, as Administratrix of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of Daniel J. O'Connor, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEE-HY PAVING CORP. and Davis E. Clem, Defendants-Appellants. Vincent J. FERRUZZO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BRIGHT TRUCKING INC., Joe E. Larson and Landy of Wisconsin, Inc., Defendants-Appellants. Fontini KOTSONIS, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Padias Kotsonis, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SUPERIOR MOTOR EXPRESS, Earnhardt Lumber Co. and the Estate of Kenneth Edward Bentley, Defendants-Appellants. Gloria SCHWARTZ and William Schwartz, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. BOSTON HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN, also known as Boston Lying in Hospital, and Luke Gillespie, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 12, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whitney North Seymour, New York City (Roy L. Reardon, Thomas M. Bistline, and Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, of counsel), for appellants Lee-Hy Paving Corp. and Davis E. Clem.

Cyrus M. Diamond, New York City (Abraham Fuchsberg, Henry H. Foster, Jr., and Fuchsberg & Fuchsberg, New York City, of counsel), for appellee, Marguerite T. O'Connor, etc.

Leonard A. Robusto, New York City (John J. Langan, New York City, of counsel), for appellants Bright Trucking Inc., Joe E. Larson and Landy of Wisconsin, Inc.

Marvin L. Schwartz, New York City (Elias, Schewel & Schwartz, New York City, of counsel), for appellee Vincent J. Ferruzzo.

Sidney A. Schwartz, New York City (William Paul Last and Alexander, Ash, Schwartz & Cohen, New York City, of counsel), for appellants Superior Motor Express, Earnhardt Lumber Co., the Estate of Kenneth Edward Bentley and appellee Luke Gillespie.

J. Steven Long, Staten Island, N. Y. (James T. Murphy and Decker & Long, Staten Island, N. Y., of counsel), for appellee Fontini Kotsonis, etc.

Solomon M. Cheser, New York City (Tell, Cheser, Breitbart & Lefkowitz, New York City, of counsel), for appellant Boston Hospital for Women.

Cyrus M. Diamond, New York City (Abraham Fuchsberg and Fuchsberg & Fuchsberg, New York City, of counsel), for appellees Gloria Schwartz and William Schwartz.

Robert H. Silk, New York City, for New York State Trial Lawyers Ass'n, amicus curiae.

Before FRIENDLY, GURFEIN and MESKILL, Circuit Judges.


FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:

We have before us four interlocutory appeals, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), which raise the question whether Seider v. Roth, 17 N.Y.2d 111, 269 N.Y.S.2d 99, 216 N.E.2d 312 (1966), sanctioning a procedure for obtaining jurisdiction in a negligence action by a New York resident against a non-resident defendant for wrongful death or personal injury in an out-of-state accident through attachment...

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