Ehrlich-Bober & Co., Inc., Appellant v. University of Houston, Respondent

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal and denied the university's motion to dismiss, holding that New York may exercise jurisdiction over the University of Houston despite Texas's venue limitation because the dispute arose from a wholly commercial transaction centered in New York. The majority reasoned that comity does not require relinquishing jurisdiction when New York's public policy and commercial interests are paramount.