Frank Ford, as Administrator of the Estate of Dorothy M. Ford v. Unity Hospital, Defendants Bryce Anthony…

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that the unauthorized act of a foreign insurer’s limited agent issuing a cover letter does not satisfy the constitutional minimum‑contacts requirement and therefore does not subject the foreign insurer to personal jurisdiction under section 59‑a of the Insurance Law. Accordingly, the order granting jurisdiction was reversed and the third‑party complaint dismissed.