Legal Opinion
Donald R. Rees v. Mosaic Technologies, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 29, 1984No. 83-5738PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
This is a case of first impression presenting the issue whether the pre-incorporation actions of a promoter of a corporation, when coupled with post-incorporation ratification by the corporation, may suffice to justify the exercise of in personam jurisdiction over the corporation in the state of the pre-incorporation activities.
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Donald Rees, a citizen of Pennsylvania, brought suit in the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against Mosaic Technologies, Inc. (Mosaic), a company incorporated under the law of Delaware with its principal…
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