Legal Opinion

Filsam Corp. v. Dyer

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided November 24, 1976No. Civ. A. 75-3636PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.

I. Preliminary Statement

This case presents yet another of the myriad situations which test the intended scope of Pennsylvania’s long-arm statute. 1 The underlying lawsuit is an action by a corporate owner of Pennsylvania real estate for alleged breach by a nonresident individual of an agreement to purchase that real estate. 2 The defendant, a Minnesota businessman and real estate investor, aside from attending an Eagles-Giants football game many years ago, has been in Pennsylvania only twice, once to inspect the real estate, which he intended…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Milliken v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Rogers v. RogersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Davis v. DavisDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Binswanger of PA v. TSG Real Estate LLCSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  4. GREEN v. MANROSSDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2022
  5. In re Condemnation by Central Bucks School District, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County1977

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