Case Name: Emerson Quiet Kool Corp., Plaintiff, v. Manuel M. Eskind et al., Doing Business under the Name of Capital Radio & Television Company, Defendants
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1957-10-21
Citations: 32 Misc. 2d 1037
Docket Number: 
Parties: Emerson Quiet Kool Corp., Plaintiff, v. Manuel M. Eskind et al., Doing Business under the Name of Capital Radio & Television Company, Defendants.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 32
Pages: 1037–1038

Head Matter:
Emerson Quiet Kool Corp., Plaintiff, v. Manuel M. Eskind et al., Doing Business under the Name of Capital Radio & Television Company, Defendants.
Supreme Court, Special Term, New York County,
October 21, 1957.
Willikie Owen Farr Gallagher & Walton {Mark F. Hughes and Kenneth J. Bailkin of counsel), for defendants appearing specially. Krisel, Lessal S Dowling {Jacob Krisel of counsel), for plaintiff.

Opinion:
Harold A. Stevens, J.
Defendant, a nonresident partnership, not doing business within this State, appears specially and moves to vacate service of process on the ground that this court lacks jurisdiction. Plaintiff, a New Jersey corporation, opposes the application, contending that, under the terms of a distributor franchise agreement, the defendant named an agent to receive process and that when the procedure as therein set forth was complied with, this court acquired jurisdiction. Plaintiff asserts it served process in compliance with the terms of the agreement.
We are of the opinion, under the circumstances here, that is, neither party is a resident of or doing business within the State, and the agreement was not executed within the State, and there was no personal service made, that the designation was ineffectual to confer jurisdiction. Motion granted.