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· 4/19/1921

Katterjohn v. Kelly

Citations

  • 191 Ky. 238
  • 230 S.W. 50
  • 1921 Ky. LEXIS 306

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that the provision of legal services \from outside New York\ did not establish personal jurisdiction
  • holding that Defendants never “projected themselves” into the underlying New York transaction by, for example, “actively and extensively negotiating the [underlying contract] on behalf of Plaintiff in New York in the first instance”
  • holding that “the provision of legal services … from outside of New York” is not transacting business in New York, even if “aspects of the underlying transaction … took place in New York or involved New York law,” and collecting similar cases
  • “[T]he mere characterization of Defendants’ practice as ‘nationwide’ does not suffice to establish purposeful availment of the privilege of doing business in New York.”
  • applying New York law in diversity context

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Judges: Sampson

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