Cutco Industries, Inc. v. Dennis E. Naughton

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that an “agent” for purposes of C.P.L.R. Section 302(a) is a person who has “acted in the state ‘for the benefit of, and with the knowledge and consent of’ the non-resident principal” (citations omitted)
• finding jurisdictional significance from meetings that were “instrumental” to defendant’s decision to expand business with plaintiff
• “If the court chooses to rely on pleadings and affidavits, the plaintiff need only make a prima facie showing of [venue]”
• “If the court chooses to rely on pleadings and affidavits, the plaintiff need only make a prima facie showing of [venue]”
• it is appropriate to give “some weight” to a choice of law provision
• sufficient control where agent and principal engaged in joint venture or joint partnership

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).