Frummer v. Hilton Hotels Int'l, Inc. (“Frummer I”)
New York Court of Appeals
227 N.E.2d 851, 281 N.Y.S.2d 41, 19 N.Y.2d 533 (1967)
- Written by Whitney Waldenberg, JD
Facts
Jack Frummer (plaintiff) was injured in his hotel room at the London Hilton hotel while attempting to take a shower. Frummer sued Hilton Hotels (U.K.) Ltd. (Hilton UK), Hilton Hotels Corporation, and Hilton Hotels International (defendants) for $150,000 in New York state court. Hilton UK was a British corporation, but it utilized the services of its New York-based affiliate, Hilton Reservation Service, to maintain contacts with travel agents in the United States and to promote reservations at the London Hilton. Hilton Reservation Service was owned by Hilton Hotels Corporation and Hilton Hotels International, and Hilton Reservation Service was authorized to accept and confirm room reservations at the London Hilton. Hilton Reservation Service had a New York office, bank account, and telephone number. Hilton UK moved for an order to dismiss the complaint against it on the ground that the court lacked jurisdiction over it because it was a British corporation operating outside of New York.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Fuld, C.J.)
Dissent (Breitel, J.)
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