Legal Opinion
Nissley v. JLG Industries, Inc.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 19, 1982No. 178PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, Judge:
Appellant contends that the lower court erred in finding it subject to jurisdiction pursuant to Pennsylvania’s Long-Arm Statute, 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 5322(a)(4) 1 and (b) 2 . Because we find appellant’s contacts with Pennsylvania insufficient to establish jurisdiction, we reverse the lower court.
On March 2, 1976, decedent was crushed to death between the basket of a man-lift (cherry picker) he was operating and a steel beam. On August 18, 1977, Mary Nissley, decedent’s widow, filed suit against JLG Industries, Inc. (JLG), manufacturer of the man-lift. On March 4, 1980, the lower…
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