Legal Opinion
Lichtenberg v. Bullis School, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 7, 1949No. 848PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
This appeal presents the much disputed and frequently litigated question of when a foreign corporation is “doing business” in the District of Columbia so as to become amenable to service of process here and to the jurisdiction of our courts under Code Sec. 13 — 103.
The case has been brought here for review by a plaintiff who had sued Bullis School, Inc., on a contract claim. The defendant school filed a motion to quash service of process. After evidence was presented on the motion and briefs filed by counsel, the Municipal Court entered an order quashing the service. We…
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- People's Tobacco Co. v. American Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co. v. McKibbinSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Rosenberg Bros. & Co. v. Curtis Brown Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Hutchinson v. Chase & Gilbert, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
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