Legal Opinion
Aida Feliciano v. Reliant Tooling Company, Ltd. And Union Special Corporation, Sun Alliance and London Insurance, Limited
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 26, 1982No. 82-1176PublishedCited by 281 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
A default judgment was entered against an English insurance company for failure to answer interrogatories directed to it as garnishee and served on it in the United Kingdom. The carrier later submitted to the jurisdiction of the district court to ask that the judgment be opened, but the motion was denied. We conclude that the company’s reasonable doubt about the personal jurisdiction of the American court demonstrates a lack of bad faith on its part. That factor, combined with a facially meritorious defense and a lack of prejudice to the judgment…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Tozer v. Charles A. Krause Milling Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
- Andrew N. Farnese v. Alberto M. Bagnasco and Laila Covre, A.K.A. Laila Bagnasco. Appeal of Alberto M. BagnascoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Mannington Mills, Inc. v. Congoleum CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Eli L. Medunic and Dolores M. Medunic v. Louis W. LedererCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Ingridhutte Kurt Wokan v. Alladin International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by281 opinions
- Lefteri Poulis and Athena Poulis, His Wife v. State Farm Fire and Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Hritz v. Woma Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- United States v. $55,518.05 in U.S. Currency. Appeal of Gary GoldenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Emcasco Insurance Company v. Louis SambrickCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- United Coin Meter Company, Inc., a Michigan Corporation v. Seaboard Coastline Railroad, a Virginia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
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