Legal Opinion
American Optical Co. v. Philadelphia Electric Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 1, 1964No. Civ. A. No. 28518PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIM, District Judge.
On December 28, 1956 a fire occurred in a building located at 801-809 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. On September 2, 1960 a tenant in the damaged building sued among others, (1) Chestnut Corporation, the record owner of the building at the time of the fire, (2) the corporation’s president and (3) the building rental agent, alleging their joint and several liability for the property damage sustained by the tenant in the fire. Diversity of citizenship is the basis of jurisdiction. Personal service of process was effected on the rental agent but not the corporation or its…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- American Trust Co. v. KaufmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- In Re ElliottDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1948
- Alpern v. CoeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Norris Tool & MacHine Co. v. RosenlundSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- Rumig v. Ripley Manufacturing Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Harvey B. Johnson v. Rac CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Railway Labor Executives Ass'n v. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Mather Construction Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1973
- Railway Labor Executives Association v. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Johnson v. Smithkline Beecham Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2012
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