Legal Opinion
Scalise v. Beech Aircraft Corporation
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 25, 1967No. Civ. A. 40985PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TROUTMAN, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on defendants’ motions to quash return of service of the summons and complaint or to dismiss the action.
The merits of the case are not before us, but to consider the jurisdictional problem in context, they involve a Wrongful Death and Survival Act action brought by plaintiffs, administrator and wife of decedent, to recover damages for the death of their decedent, James Scalise. Mr. Scalise died in the crash of a private plane near Salem, New Jersey, on August 21, 1965. The defendants are Beech Aircraft Corporation (hereinafter…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Cannon Manufacturing Co. v. Cudahy Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Botwinick v. Credit Exchange, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Delray Beach Aviation Corporation and Bert Boldt v. Mooney Aircraft, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Florio v. Powder Power Tool Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
- Szantay v. Beech Aircraft CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1965
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Wells Fargo & Co. v. Wells Fargo Express Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Craig v. Lake Asbestos of Quebec, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Superior Oil Co.District Court, D. Kansas · 1978
- Hitt v. Nissan Motor Company, Ltd.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1975
- Pou v. American Motors Corp.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1991
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