Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Oil Refining Co. v. Houdry Process Corp.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided August 4, 1960No. Civ. No. C 161-58PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ-NAZARIO, District Judge.
The complaint in this action was filed May 19, 1958, alleging breach of warranty and negligence and praying for damages in excess of $2,000,000.
Service of the summons and complaint was made on one William Lloyd Paxton, an employee of defendant then at plaintiff’s refinery near Ponce, Puerto Rico. Plaintiff also served the Secretary of State of Puerto Rico.
On June 6,1958, defendant filed a “Motion to Dismiss" the complaint, or, in the alternative, to quash the return of the summons, on the grounds that defendant was a Delaware corporation and not subject to the…
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