Legal Opinion
Heckel v. Beech Aircraft Corp.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 16, 1979No. Civ. A. 78-891, 78-1178PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KNOX, District Judge.
The problems of long arm jurisdiction arising out of crashes of ubiquitous airplanes are seemingly endless. New facets of the problems are constantly arising necessitating a resort to the construction of the Pennsylvania long arm statutes both old and new. If we were to conclude that the Pennsylvania Statutes cover a given situation, then we must determine whether exercise of jurisdiction is fair under constitutional requirements laid down by the Supreme Court in the landmark case of International Shoe Co. v. Washington, 326 U.S. 310, 66 S.Ct. 154, 90 L.Ed. 95…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Empire Abrasive Equipment Corporation v. H. H. Watson, Inc. And Old Stone BankCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In Re Mexico City Aircrash of October 31, 1979 Consolidated Proceedings. Gary Steve Haley, as Heir and of Deceased Theresa Yoriko Sugano Haley, Gary Steven Haley, Special Administrator for the Estate of Theresa Yoriko Sugano Haley v. Western Airlines, Inc., Blanca Estela Paz Tovar, Heir and of Deceased Regina Patricia Tovar Blanca Estela Paz Tovar, Special Administrator for the Estate of Regina Patricia Tovar, Anthony John Dzida, as Heir and of Deceased Vikki Dzida, Anthony John Dzida, Special Administrator for the Estate of Vikki Dzida, Plaintiff v. Western Airlines, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, McDonnell Douglas Company, Inc., a Maryland Corporation Estate of Charles Gilbert Sperry-Rand, Inc., Sunstrand Data Control, Inc., a Foreign Corporation Bendix Corporation, Flight Systems Division, a Delaware Corporation Rockwell International, Inc. Collins Air Transport Division, a Foreign Corporation Thompson, C.F.S., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Donner v. Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- Kenny v. Alexson Equipment Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Obenshain v. HallidayDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1980
- DeJames v. Magnificence Carriers, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1980
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