Legal Opinion
Somportex Limited v. Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corporation v. Brewster, Leeds & Co., Inc. And M. S. International, Inc., Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 27, 1972No. 19482PublishedCited by 232 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
Several interesting questions are presented in this appeal from the district court’s order, 318 F.Supp. 161, granting summary judgment to enforce a default judgment entered by an English court. To resolve them, a complete recitation of the procedural history of this case is necessary.
This case has its genesis in a transaction between appellant, Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corporation, and Sompor-tex Limited, a British corporation, which was to merchandise appellant’s wares in Great Britain under the trade name “Tarzan Bubble Gum.” According to the…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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