Legal Opinion

Maria T. Pardo v. Wilson Line of Washington, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided May 23, 1969No. 22279PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

This appeal challenges the District Court’s refusal to give full faith and credit to a New York judgment. The District Judge found no jurisdiction in the New York courts over appellees. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

I

On July 4, 1961, appellant was injured by the negligent acts of the crew of the SS Hudson Belle while she was aboard that excursion boat during a cruise on the Hudson River in New York. She brought suit in the New York courts against the corporation which ran the chartered cruise, Wilson Line of New York, obtaining a default judgment for…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  5. Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  4. Covington Industries, Inc. v. Resintex A. G. And Horst SusskindCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
  5. Carl Norman Quinn v. Earl L. Butz, Secretary of Agriculture, and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975

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