Legal Opinion
Continental Bank v. Brodsky
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 16, 1973No. Appeal, 1247PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Jacobs, J.,
In this suit on a contract we are asked to determine whether in personam jurisdiction may be obtained by the Pennsylvania courts over a California resident who, in the contract, had agreed to such jurisdiction and to service of process on an agent in the event of suit.
On September 15, 1969, appellee, who gave his address as 2204 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, signed an agreement to become surety for certain loans made by appellant to Tobaccoland, Inc. Appellant was then and is now a Pennsylvania bank with its principal office in Norristown, Pennsylvania. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Schleifer v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Aamco Automatic Transmissions, Inc. v. HagenbarthDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
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