Legal Opinion
Empire Excavating Co. v. Maret Development Corp.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 4, 1974No. Civ. A. 73-148PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
KNOX, District Judge.
The question before the court is whether a foreign business corporation may enforce its contractual claims for work performed in Pennsylvania, even though the foreign corporation did not obtain a Certificate of Authority to transact business within the Commonwealth pursuant to 15 Purdon’s Pa.Stat. § 2001 until after the work was completed and suit begun.
This diversity action arises from the construction of the Murphy Mart Shopping Center on McKnight Road in Mc-Candless Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Woods v. Interstate Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- National Fertilizer Co. v. Fall River Five Cents Savings BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Kendrick & Roberts, Inc. v. Warren Bros.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1909
- Commercial Credit Corp. v. BoykoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1927
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