Legal Opinion

LeVelle v. Pennsylvania R. R.

Pennylvania Municipal Court, Philadelphia County

Decided March 5, 1945No. 331Published

1Opinion of the Court

WiNNET, J.,

— Defendant The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company has filed a petition under the Act of March 5, 1925, P. L. 23,12 PS §672, to set aside the service of the summons for want of jurisdiction.

The action is in trespass by plaintiffs, consignees of freight delivered to defendant, The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company in Deep River, Conn., and delivered by defendant The Pennsylvania *78Railroad Company in Philadelphia. The consignees claim that the freight was delivered in a damaged condition.

The summons, was served upon a Mr. Quinn, clerk in charge of the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. International Textbook Co. v. PiggSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  2. State Ex Rel. Ferrocarriles Nacionales De Mexico v. RutledgeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
  3. Openbrier v. General Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  4. Wolff Dryer Co. v. BiglerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
  5. Hoffman Construction Co. v. ErwinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938

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