Legal Opinion

Shelton v. Schwartz

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 10, 1942No. 7948PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

In this patent infringement suit a default decree was entered in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, which was later vacated and the service of process quashed on the ground that the defendant company did not have a “regular and established place of business” in said district when service was made on its soliciting salesman.

This appeal is from the order entered pursuant to this ruling.

Plaintiff argues that the facts support the conclusion that defendant company was doing business in Illinois, within the meaning of the statutory…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. W. S. Tyler Co. v. Ludlow-Saylor Wire Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
  3. James P. Marsh Corp. v. United States Gauge Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1942
  4. Penn Electric Switch Co. v. United States Gauge Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1942
  5. Shelton v. SchwartzDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1942

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. In Re: Cray Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2017
  2. Grantham v. Challenge-Cook Bros.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
  3. Union Asbestos & Rubber Company, by Change of Name Unarco Industries, Inc. v. Evans Products CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1964
  4. Urquhart v. American-La France Foamite CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
  5. The Welch Scientific Company v. The Human Engineering Institute, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970

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