Legal Opinion
Phyllis Roberts, Also Known as Mrs. B. Roberts v. Evans Case Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 2, 1955No. 11281_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, Circuit Judge.
In the District Court plaintiff sought to recover from defendant damages claimed to have resulted from an allegedly defective cigarette lighter manufactured by defendant, but purchased from Sears,. Roebuck & Company, in Chicago. The summons was served upon “E. H. Gordon, Salesman and Agent of said Corporation.” Defendant moved to quash the service on two grounds: first, that it is a Massachusetts corporation not doing business in Illinois; and, second, that Gordon was not its agent but was employed by one Hendricks, sales agent for defendant. The District Court allowed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- International Harvester Co. of America v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Green v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Pulson v. American Rolling Mill Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
- Canvas Fabricators, Inc. v. William E. Hooper & Sons Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Joseph M. Shealy, Jr. v. Challenger Manufacturing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
- Bertha Jennings v. McCall CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
- Insull v. New York World-Telegram CorporationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1959
- Hill v. Electronics Corporation of AmericaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1962
- Edwards v. St. Louis-San Francisco RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
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