N.Y. Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law 121 – Jurisdiction of certain actions relating to real property situate without the state
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§ 121. Jurisdiction of certain actions relating to real property situate without the state. An action may be maintained in the courts of this state to recover damages for injuries to real estate without the state, or for breach of contracts or of covenants relating thereto, whenever such an action could be maintained in relation to personal property without the state. The action must be tried in the county in which the parties or some one thereof resides, or if no party resides within the state, in any county.
Terms Used In N.Y. Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law 121
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.