Nickerson v. Warren City Tank & Boiler Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
At Law. Action by Charles Nickerson against the Warren City Tank & Boiler Company. On motion to set aside service of writ.
1Opinion of the Court
DICKINSON, District Judge.
[1] The defendant is an Ohio corporation, unregistered in Pennsylvania. The action is to recover damages for injuries sustained here. The witnesses are here. These and other obvious considerations make this the natural and convenient jurisdiction in which to try the issues likely to be raised. Unless, however, the defendant was in fact amenable to the service of the process of the court, and the service as returned is found to have been sufficient, the plaintiff, however inconvenient it may be, must seek the defendant within that jurisdiction in which it can be found…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Green v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- St. Clair v. CoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- The Lafayette Ins. Co. v. FRENCHSupreme Court of the United States · 1856
- Ex Parte SchollenbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Park Brothers & Co. v. Oil City Boiler WorksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Dungan, Hood & Co. v. C. F. Bally, Ltd.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1921
- National Refrigerator Co. v. Southwest Missouri Light Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1921
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