Legal Opinion
Whalen v. Walt Disney World Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 11, 1980No. 1625PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, Judge:
Appellant contends that the lower court erred in dismissing its preliminary objections challenging the court’s in personam jurisdiction. We agree and, accordingly, reverse the order of the lower court.
On April 6, 1976, the appellees filed a complaint in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia against Walt Disney World Company (hereinafter “Disney”) and the Insurance Company of North America, alleging that because of Disney’s negligence, appellee Erin Whalen had been injured at a Florida hotel owned and operated by Disney. 1 On May 10, 1976, Disney filed preliminary…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Proctor & Schwartz, Inc. v. Cleveland Lumber Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Bork v. MillsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Garfield v. Homowack Lodge, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Simmers v. American Cyanamid Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Skinner v. Flymo, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Wyatt v. Walt Disney World, Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2002
- Goff v. Armbrecht Motor Truck Sales, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Derman v. Wilair Services, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
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