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Abbott v. Abbott

Citations

  • 125 Misc. 2d 837
  • 480 N.Y.S.2d 185
  • 1984 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 3490

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  • in personam jurisdiction exercised over defendant-wife, because she had sufficient minimum contacts with New York, i.e., lived in New York for one year and had a child while in New York
  • “unless the balance is strongly in favor of defendant, the plaintiffs choice of forum should rarely be disturbed” quoting Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert, 330 U.S. 501, 508, 67 S.Ct. 839, 843, 91 L.Ed. 1055, 1062 (1947)

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Judges: Kuffner

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