Legal Opinion
Cressey v. Erie Railroad
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 29, 1932PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
The plaintiff is and has been at all times here material a resident of this Commonwealth. The defendant is a foreign corporation, having no agent nor place of business within the Commonwealth. The action is in contract to recover the value of a car of hay alleged to have been sold wrongfully and against the rights of the plaintiff by the defendant to pay freight and demurrage charges. The defendant appeared specially and filed a motion to dismiss the action on the ground that the court had no jurisdiction over it. The facts set forth in the motion, accepted as true for the purpose of the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Railroad Company v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Michigan Central Railroad v. MixSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Forbes Pioneer Boat Line v. Board of Commissioners of Everglades Drainage DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Pulson v. American Rolling Mill Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
- Thomson v. Continental InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
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