Legal Opinion
Junior Spice, Incorporated v. Turbotville Dress, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 9, 1972No. Civ. A. 70-517PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.
This is a motion to dismiss under Rule 12, Fed.R.Civ.P., or in the alternative to transfer under 28 U.S.C. § 1406 to the Middle District of Pennsylvania on the ground of a defect in venue, i. e., that venue in this diversity case is improperly laid in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The apparently novel question raised by the case 1 is whether an individual acquires constructive residency in a state for venue purposes by virtue of long arm service under a nonresident property owners act.
The plaintiff (Junior Spice) is a New York…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Olberding v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Williams v. Green Bay & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Jerry Wayne Davis v. Hill Engineering, Inc. And Williams-Mcwilliams Co., Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Paul v. International Precious Metals Corp.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1985
- Luper v. Capital Conveyor (In Re Lee Way Holding Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 1989
- Barnes v. BonifacioDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
- Burbank v. GrantDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
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