Legal Opinion
Jacobowitz v. Thomson
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 13, 1943PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, District Judge.
This is a motion by the defendant to quash the service of process on the defendant. The grounds of the motion are (1) that service was not made as required by Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c, and (2) that a trial of the action in this district would impose an unreasonable burden on interstate commerce.
The action is for damages for alleged wrongful death of Victor Jacobowitz, a member of the military police of the United States Army, and jurisdiction is invoked solely on the ground of diversity of citizenship. The…
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