Legal Opinion

Randall S. Howse v. Zimmer Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 26, 1985No. 84-1611PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts granting a motion of defendant Zimmer Manufacturing Company to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction under Mass.Gen.Laws ch. 223, § 38. 586 F.Supp. 915 (1984). For the reasons stated, we vacate and remand.

I. FACTS

In January 1981, plaintiff Randall S. Howse was involved in a motorcycle accident in Rota, Spain, and suffered a broken hip. A resident of Massachusetts both before and after his Navy service, Howse was at this time in the United States Navy.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Good Hope Industries, Inc. v. Ryder Scott Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  3. "Automatic" Sprinkler Corp. of America v. Seneca Foods Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
  4. Thurman v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
  5. Adolph Caso v. Lafayette Radio Electronics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Mary Marino and Thomas Marino v. Hyatt CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
  2. Kimberly Crocker and Julian H. Crocker v. The Hilton International Barbados, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  3. Marion Miller and Donald Miller v. Honda Motor Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
  4. Sun Life Assurance Co. v. Sun Bancorp, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012
  5. Killion v. Commonwealth YachtsDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2006

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