Legal Opinion

J. Wesley Snyder, D/B/A Snyder's Auto Sales v. Eastern Auto Distributors, Inc., a Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided February 2, 1966No. 10051_1PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALBERT V. BRYAN, Circuit Judge:

The question here is the amenability of the defendant Eastern Auto Distributors, Inc. to service of the process of the United States District Court for the western district of South Carolina in an action brought by J. Wesley Snyder, trading as Snyder’s Auto Sales. The suit, resting on The Automobile Dealers Franchise Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1221-1225, was to recover damages for Eastern’s allegedly unwarranted cancellation of its automobile dealership agreement with Snyder.

The District Court dismissed, on motion, for want of jurisdiction, finding that Eastern had…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Fourco Glass Co. v. Transmirra Products Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. United States v. Scophony Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  4. Joseph M. Shealy, Jr. v. Challenger Manufacturing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
  5. Aro Manufacturing Co., Inc. v. Automobile Body Research CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1965

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Volkswagen Interamericana, S.A. v. Henry RohlsenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966
  2. Lee v. PlyGem Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
  3. Hodson v. AH Robins Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1981
  4. Caesar's World, Inc., Formerly Known as Lum's, Inc. v. Spencer Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
  5. Fox-Keller, Inc. v. Toyota Motor Sales, U. S. A., Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972

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