Legal Opinion
Currie v. Chicago Blower Corp.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 16, 1962No. Civ. A. No. 62-124PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOURLEY, Chief Judge.
In this diversity action, the matter before the Court is defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint for the reason that, based upon the undisputed facts, it is not subject to service of process in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The'sole question is whether the activities of defendant are sufficient to constitute the “doing of business” within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to authorize service of process upon one of its representatives in light of the allegations in the complaint.
This is a suit to recover an alleged debt due plaintiff for certain designs and drawings…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Partin v. Michaels Art Bronze Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
3Cited by4 opinions
- La Chemise Lacoste v. General Mills, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1971
- Simpson v. Thiele, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1972
- National Chemsearch Corp. of New York, Inc. v. BogatinDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1964
- Electrosonics International, Inc. v. Wurlitzer CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1964