Order, Supreme Court, New York County (David B. Saxe, J.), entered April 5, 1989, which, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment on the first cause of action in the amount of $47,247, plus interest, and for summary judgment as to liability on the second cause of action for attorneys’ fees, and referred third-party defendants’ Randel Perkins and Perkins & Zures, Inc., motion for dismissal of the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (8) on grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction to a Referee to hear and report, is unanimously modified, on the law, to the extent of granting the motion to dismiss the third-party complaint against said third-party defendants, and the order is otherwise affirmed, without costs and without disbursements.
Interlocutory judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (David B. Saxe, J.), entered April 26, 1989, which awarded plaintiff $78,252 on the first cause of action, unanimously affirmed, without costs and without disbursements.
Defendant, a California resident engaged in the construction business, was advised by his accountants to consider tax shelter investments to reduce his potential 1985 income tax liability. The accountants arranged a meeting with Randel Perkins of Perkins & Zures, Inc. at the latter’s San Bernadino, California, office. Defendant asserts that Perkins represented that defendant would secure substantial tax benefits by the purchase of one unit in plaintiff limited partnership, and that if defendant could not meet future periodic payments required by the promissory note, his interest could be resold without substantial loss. Defendant received, but allegedly did not read
In 1986, prior to the due date of the first payment under the promissory note, defendant was advised by his accountant that due to the alternative minimum tax provisions, the interest provided little or no tax benefit to him. Defendant made no payments on the note. After declaring a default, accelerating the balance due and notifying defendant that the interest would be sold, plaintiff brought this action in New York on the promissory note. Defendant commenced a third-party action against, inter alia, Perkins and Perkins & Zures, Inc.
Supreme Court properly granted summary judgment to plaintiff as defendant’s assertions of fraud in the inducement were specifically disclaimed in the documents executed upon the purchase of the interest (Danann Realty Corp. v Harris,
We conclude that, in these circumstances, there can be no long-arm jurisdiction over third-party defendants Perkins or Perkins & Zures, Inc. Jurisdiction pursuant to CPLR 302 (a) (3) (ii) is predicated on the basis of an alleged injury to defendant in New York State arising from the necessity of defending the action here. Assuming, arguendo, that this expenditure of moneys by defendant can be considered a cognizable injury for these purposes, it is clear the situs of the injury must be deemed to be California, where all the critical
