Legal Opinion

Mooney Aircraft, Inc. v. Dennis J. Donnelly, Administrator of the Estate of Joseph M. Donnelly, Deceased

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 8, 1968No. 24507PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*401GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

State statutes authorizing service of process on corporations far from home have filled the reporter system with a cornucopia of decisions. Of these decisions, Mooney Aircraft, Inc., has had its plethoric share. In Delray Beach Aviation Corp. v. Mooney Aircraft, 5 Cir. 1964, 332 F.2d 135, cert. den., 379 U.S. 915, 85 S.Ct. 262, 13 L.Ed.2d 185, we inspected the Florida long-arm service of process statute and found that it “reaches as far as Texas.” 332 F.2d at 137. Here, however, we measure the Pennsylvania long-arm service of process and find that Mooney lies outside…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Earle v. McVeighSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  3. Myers v. Mooney Aircraft, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  4. Rufo v. the Bastian-Blessing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  5. Rovinski v. RoweCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Wells Fargo & Co. v. Wells Fargo Express Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
  2. Aetna Business Credit, Inc. v. Universal Decor & Interior Design, Inc., Gary L. Kemp and Sharon L. KempCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. Verone Marin Fehlhaber, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Robert F. Fehlhaber, Defendant-Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  4. Combs v. Nick Garin TruckingCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  5. Crouch v. CrouchSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982

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