Legal Opinion
Perry v. American Motors Corporation
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided February 24, 1976PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALSH, Judge.
In this personal injury action, the plaintiff, Joan Perry, seeks recovery for damages sustained while driving a 1972 Gremlin manufactured by the defendant, American Motors Corporation (AMC). Plaintiff, though a Delaware resident, was temporarily in New Jersey where the accident occurred on August 17, 1972. In addition to AMC, she has named as a defendant the dealer from whom she purchased the vehicle, Newark American, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
AMC is a foreign corporation not qualified to do business in Delaware. Substituted service of process was made upon the Secretary of…
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