Legal Opinion
Hicks v. Kawasaki Heavy Industries
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 15, 1978No. Civ. A. 76-1373PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
HERMAN, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the motion of Defendant, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The complaint alleges that on August 14, 1975, Plaintiff, James Hicks, was operating his 1973 Kawasaki motorcycle in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, when a 1968 Dodge station wagon operated by Cindy Lee Boyer exited a private drive directly into the path of Plaintiff's motorcycle. The complaint further alleges that a collision occurred during which a spring-loaded hinged gasoline tank cap on the…
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