Legal Opinion

International Pulp Equipment Co. v. St. Regis Kraft Co.

District Court, D. Delaware

Decided April 10, 1944No. 341PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEAHY, District Judge.

Defendant, a Delaware corporation, was dissolved on September 30, 1940. Plaintiff 1 brought suit September 23, 1943. Summons was served on the Corporation Trust Company, as defendant’s resident agent. Defendant moved under Rule 12 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c, to quash and set aside the service of the summons. While the particular provision of Rule 12 which defendant desires to utilize is not specified, it is presumed to be (b) either (4) or (5), i.e., either insufficiency of process or insufficiency of service of process. The…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  2. National Bank v. ColbySupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  3. Wax v. Riverview Cemetery Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1942
  4. Dehne v. Hillman Investment Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1940
  5. Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad v. GattaSupreme Court of Delaware · 1913

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Harvey B. Johnson v. Rac CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
  2. Metro Communication Corp. v. Advanced Mobilecomm Technologies Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 2004
  3. Beals v. Washington International, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1978
  4. Walder v. Paramount Publix CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1955
  5. United States Ex Rel. Landis v. Tailwind Sports Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 2014

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