Opinion
October 16, 1989
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Kutner, J.).
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
A review of the credible evidence in the record supports the Supreme Court's conclusion that the defendant Colorado corporations did not transact business in New York within the meaning of CPLR 302 (a) (1). The testimony of the defendants' agent and the language of the letter agreement prepared by the plaintiff refute the plaintiff's contention that some or all of the terms of the agreement were negotiated at a single exploratory meeting of the parties in New York, and fail to establish a sufficient predicate for the exercise of personal jurisdiction (see, e.g., Presidential Realty Corp. v Michael Sq. W., 44 N.Y.2d 672). Moreover, the lack of purposeful activity by the defendants in New York demonstrates that the exercise of personal jurisdiction over them would not comport with notions of fair play and substantial justice (see generally, Kreutter v McFadden Oil Corp., 71 N.Y.2d 460). Thompson, J.P., Rubin, Sullivan and Balletta, JJ., concur.