Opinion
December 21, 1999
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward Lehner, J.), entered October 28, 1998, which, to the extent appealed from, denied third-party defendants' motion to dismiss the third-party complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Adam J. Kaiser for Plaintiffs-Respondents.
Robert Rotmil for Third-Party Defendants-Appellants.
SULLIVAN, J.P., ROSENBERGER, NARDELLI, WILLIAMS, FRIEDMAN, JJ.
As the motion court found, third-party defendants, although non-New York domiciliaries, were subject to the jurisdiction of New York courts since they purposefully transacted business in this State (see, CPLR 302[a]) by having representatives perform business activities here on their behalf, which activities were substantially related to the subject matter of the third-party action (see, Kappas v. T.W. Kutter, Inc., 192 A.D.2d 402; see also,Kreutter v. McFadden Oil Corp., 71 N.Y.2d 460, 466, 467).
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.