Holliday v. Pacific Atlantic Steamship Corp.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

The plaintiff appeals from an order setting aside the service of the summons in an action of trespass. As administratrix of Clinton Holliday she sued Pacific Atlantic Steamship Corporation for damages resulting from his death on one of defendant’s ships on the high seas bound for South Africa. The defendant is a corporation of the State of Delaware, having its principal-office and place of business in Vancouver in the State of Washington. It is not registered in Pennsylvania and maintains no place of business here.

The suit was brought on July 29, 1943. * The sheriff…