Legal Opinion
Law v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 21, 1951No. Appeal, No. 217PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice-Bell,
Plaintiff brought an action in trespass for personal injuries sustained on November 19, 1948, in Miami, Florida, while he was employed as a pantry-man waiter on defendant’s interstate train. Plaintiff is not a resident of Pennsylvania nor are any of the witnesses to the accident. Defendant is a foreign railroad corporation incorporated under the laws of Virginia and having its principal office in Wilmington, North Carolina. Defendant is not registered to do business in Pennsylvania, and has designated no agent upon whom process may be served in Pennsylvania. The…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Rosenberg Bros. & Co. v. Curtis Brown Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
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3Cited by23 opinions
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