Legal Opinion

Hopkins v. Kelsey-Hayes, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided July 23, 1980No. Nos. 79-1881, 79-2406 and 79-2605PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

GARTH, Circuit Judge.

These appeals 1 present us with constitutional challenges to a New Jersey statute, N.J.S.A. § 2A:14-22, which tolls the statute of limitations in actions against foreign corporations which are not represented in New Jersey, but which may nonetheless be amenable to New Jersey’s long-arm jurisdiction. By contrast, foreign corporations which are represented in New Jersey receive the full benefit of all limitations statutes. Thus, the defendants here, both non-represented foreign corporations, claim that N.J.S.A. § 2A: 14-22, by refusing them the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  3. Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Flemming v. NestorSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. G. D. Searle & Co. v. CohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Coons v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
  3. Charles Powers, Marguerite Powers v. The Southland Corporation T/a 7-Eleven Robert YeagerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  4. John J. Ryan v. John Brooks, and Harper & Row Publishers, Inc., John J. Ryan v. John Brooks, and Harper & Row Publishers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
  5. Juzwin v. Asbestos Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990

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