Legal Opinion
Efford v. Jockey Club
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 5, 2002PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOpinion By Popovich, J.
¶ 1 This appeal stems from the order entered on May 16, 2001, in the Court of Common Pleas, Chester County, which granted The Jockey Club’s (Appellee) preliminary objections and dismissed The Ef-fords’ (Appellants) complaint in equity for lack of personal jurisdiction. Upon review, we affirm.
¶ 2 The facts and procedural history as summarized by the lower court are as follows:
[Appellants] are the owners of Gol-dhope Farm where they breed, raise and sell rare palomino thoroughbred type horses. [Appellee] is a non-profit association and publishes written rules that govern registration and…
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