Legal Opinion

Segal v. E. L. Bruce Co.

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County

Decided September 11, 1959No. 123Published

1Opinion of the Court

Gerber, J.,

Defendant, a foreign corporation, objects preliminarily to the jurisdiction on the theory that it is not doing business in Pennsylvania and not subject to service in a suit instituted against it in this State.

Defendant, E. L. Bruce Co., is a Delaware corporation whose principal place of business is located in Memphis, Tenn. Terminix Company of Philadelphia, Inc., is an exclusive territorial licensee of defendant in the use of a chemical called Terminix which chemical is used in connection with pest control service. *44Terminix Company of Philadelphia, Inc., contracted to do certain…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. International Harvester Co. of America v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  2. Shambe v. Delaware Hudson R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  3. Lutz v. Foster & Kester Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  4. New v. Robinson-Houchin Optical Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  5. Jenkins v. Dell Publishing CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1955

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