Insurer's Obligations to Defend and Indemnify as a Basis for Quasi in Rem Jurisdiction: Seider Revisited, An
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Authors
Myers, Thomas A.
Issue Date
1977
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10
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|A liability insurer's obligations of defense and indemnity traditionally have not been a basis for quasi in rem jurisdiction., When the New York Court of Appeals allowed these duties to be attached in Seider v. Roth, the resulting doctrine established a new basis for quasi in rem jurisdiction.- The doctrine permits a resident plaintiff to bring a lawsuit in New York for a tort committed by a nonresident in another state. Attachment of the obligations of the insurer to defend and indemnify is permissible if there is an insurance contract between the defendant and his insurer and the insurer does business within the forum state. The Seider decision has been rejected by other courts and it has received extensive criticism by commentators...
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10 Creighton L. Rev. 711 (1976-1977)
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Creighton University School of Law