Lox, Stock & Bagels, Inc. v. Kotten MacHine Co. of California, Inc.

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that the lower court erred in dismissing its preliminary objections challenging personal jurisdiction because it was immune from service of process. Because there is no evidence in the record to allow for the proper resolution of this issue, we vacate the lower court’s order and remand for further proceedings.

On May 3, 1977, appellant’s general manager appeared before the Lehigh County Common Pleas Court to testify in a replevin action that appellant had instituted against appellee (hereinafter “Lox”). On that same day, Lox served appellant with a summons in…