Legal Opinion
DeLeo v. Childs
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 26, 1969No. Civ. A. 68-527-JPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JULIAN, District Judge.
Defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction over their persons and insufficiency of process. Rules 12(b) (2) and 12(b) (5), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The motion raises questions concerning the scope, effective date, and possible retroactive effect of the Massachusetts “long-arm” statute, Mass.G.L. c. 223A (St.1968, c. 760), which, as yet, have not been considered by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.
The underlying facts as they appear from the present record can be briefly stated. Plaintiff, a…
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- Nelson v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
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