Legal Opinion
Atlantic Enterprises, Inc. v. National Equipment Rental, Ltd.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided September 13, 1962No. Civ. No. C-200-62PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ-NAZARIO, Chief Judge.
The motion of the defendant National Equipment Rental, Ltd. requesting that the action arising from the amended complaint of July 19, 1962, herein, be dismissed because (1) this Court has not acquired personal jurisdiction over said defendant inasmuch as it has been summoned through an alleged agent which is not such; and (2) the proper venue in this action is not Puerto Rico, but either Delaware, where said defendant was incorporated, or New York, Kvhere it is said to be doing business; came up for final hearing on August 31, 1962.
A similar motion, addressed to the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Commonwealth Oil Refining Co. v. Houdry Process Corp.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1960
3Cited by3 opinions
- Wells Fargo & Co. v. Wells Fargo Express Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Wells Fargo & Company v. Wells Fargo Express CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. SS Ocean EagleDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1969