Legal Opinion
Silas v. Paroh Steamship Co.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided November 18, 1958No. Civ. A. Nos. 2463, 2452PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, District Judge.
In each of these cases instituted under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, default judgments have been entered in favor of the plaintiffs. Such process as was-had was effected by service upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia pursuant to § 13-217, Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended 1 The defendants, *37although admittedly having received the required process from the Secretary of the Commonwealth, did nothing other than refer the matters to their insurance company. The latter addressed letters to the attorney for the plaintiffs stating, in substance,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
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