Legal Opinion

McAndrew v. Burnett

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided April 20, 1974No. Civ. A. 74-30PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MUIR, District Judge.

Plaintiff, a citizen of Pennsylvania and executrix of the estate of her husband, filed this medical malpractice action against James J. Burnett, M.D., a citizen of New York, to recover for the wrongful death of her husband and to recover for damages incurred by decedent’s estate as a result of his death. Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship. Before the Court is Defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdictioñ and for failure to state a claim within the applicable statute of limitations.

The complaint alleges that while Plaintiff and her…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Mina Wright v. James YackleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
  4. Sophie Scheidt and John Scheidt v. Spike Young and Victoria F. Young, Doing Business as Merry Hill LodgeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Simmons v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Marsha Lee Kennedy and Stephen Michael Kennedy v. Robert G. Freeman, M.D. And Robert G. Freeman, P.A., a Texas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
  3. B. J. McAdams, Inc. v. BoggsDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. State Ex Rel. Sperandio v. ClymerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
  5. Action Industries, Inc. v. WiedemanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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