Dorothy M. Fordyce v. Round Hill Developments, Ltd., D/B/A Round Hill Hotel of Montego Bay, Jamaica

PER CURIAM: In this diversity personal injury case we must decide whether the defendant, a hotel situated in Jamaica, has subjected itself to the jurisdiction of the New York courts. Plaintiff’s only substantial claim in this regard is that defendant’s contract with Raymond & Whitcomb Co., an independent travel agent, is a sufficient contact to confer jurisdiction. Examination of the pertinent documents disclose that Raymond and Whitcomb is in no real sense defendant’s agent but rather an independent contractor, engaged — at its own risk and expense — in leasing hotel rooms from defendant in order to complete its own annual Thanksgiving tour to Jamaica. Our decision in Gelfand. v. Tanner Motor Courts, Ltd.