FIEDLER v. FIRST CITY NAT. BANK OF HOUSTON

Nos. 289, 395, Docket Nos. 86-7567, 86-7609.

807 F.2d 315 (1986)

Lawrence E. FIEDLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIRST CITY NATIONAL BANK OF HOUSTON, Defendant-Appellee. MERIDITH ORGANIZATION, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIRST CITY NATIONAL BANK OF HOUSTON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Weitzman, New York City (Mayer Morganroth, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellants.

Ogden N. Lewis, New York City (Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellee.

Before LUMBARD, VAN GRAAFEILAND and PIERCE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

These diversity actions, commenced separately in the Southern District of New York and consolidated for argument on appeal, were dismissed by Judge Robert W. Sweet on May 15, 1986. Judge Sweet held that plaintiffs Lawrence E. Fiedler and Meridith Organization, Inc. (Meridith) had failed to make a prima facie showing that New York had jurisdiction over defendant First City National Bank of Houston. We affirm.

In September 1980, the Bank, which has...

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