Legal Opinion
Marion Miller and Donald Miller v. Honda Motor Company, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 20, 1985No. 85-1322PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
The issue presented by this case is whether we will expand the reach of our recent decision in Howse v. Zimmer Manufacturing Co., Inc., 757 F.2d 448 (1st Cir.1985), a case involving the service of process requirements of Mass.Gen.Laws Ann. ch. 223 § 38 1 \ for the purpose of permitting the acquisition of in personam jurisdiction over a foreign corporation which lacks any direct contacts with this jurisdiction. Because we believe that Howse deli-niates the outer limits of what is permitted by the due process clause, 2 we reject the invitation proferred by appellants…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- My Bread Baking Co. v. Cumberland Farms, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
- Adolph Caso v. Lafayette Radio Electronics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966
- Westcott Construction Corp. v. Cumberland Construction Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1975
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3Cited by25 opinions
- John Clark Donatelli v. National Hockey LeagueCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- United Electrical, Radio and MacHine Workers of America v. 163 Pleasant Street Corporation, International Twist Drill (Holdings), Limited, United Electrical, Radio and MacHine Workers of America v. 163 Pleasant Street CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Logan Equipment Corp. v. Simon Aerials, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1990
- In Re Acushnet River & New Bedford Harbor Proceedings Re Alleged PCB PollutionDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1987
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Reimer Express World Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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