Legal Opinion
Coyle v. Pope & Talbot, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 3, 1962No. Civ. A. Nos. 30992, 30993PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIM, District Judge.
These are actions by longshoremen against a shipowner for personal injuries.
Service of process on defendant, a nonresident of this District, was made by serving the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania pursuant to the Pennsylvania Act of November 10, 1959, P.L. 1404, 12 P.S. (Pa) §§ 336, 337, authorizing such service on nonresident owners and operators of vessels in Pennsylvania waters and ports.
Defendant moves to vacate and set aside the service on the ground that the Pennsylvania statute unconstitutionally overreaches state power in that it conflicts with that…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Tardiff v. Bank Line, Ltd.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1954
- Franklin v. Tomlinson Fleet Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1957
3Cited by6 opinions
- S. S. Philippine Jose Abad Santos and National Development Co. v. Jessie P. BannisterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Toomer v. Southwest Casualty Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1964
- Fremed v. JohnsonDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1970
- Manson v. Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1964
- Royston Distributors, Inc. v. I-S Master Skibs-A/S Golden WestDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1963
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