Legal Opinion
French v. Gibbs Corporation. Henry v. Gibbs Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 7, 1951No. 21969_1PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge,
These appeals come up from orders vacating the service of the’ summonses and complaints, and from judgments dismissing the complaints for lack of jurisdiction over the person of the defendant, in two actions, each of which was the same except for a different plaintiff. The complaints alleged that the defendant, a Florida corporation, had made a contract with the plaintiffs by which five per cent of all “gross sales originated or substantially assisted by defendant’s New York office would be credited to said office for its profits,” and that these would be divided…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Travelers Health Assn. v. Virginia Ex Rel. State Corporation Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Bank of Augusta v. EarleSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
- Green v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- People's Tobacco Co. v. American Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Samuel Insull v. New York, World-Telegram Corporation, a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1959
- Harriett MacInnes and Malcolm D. MacInnes Individually and as Husband and Wife v. Fontainebleau Hotel Corp., Defendant-RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Jaftex Corp. v. Randolph Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Eclipse Fuel Engineering Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
- Rayco Manufacturing Co. v. Chicopee Manufacturing Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1957
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