Kastanias v. Nationwide Auto Transporters, Inc.

OPINION AND ORDER

MARSH, Chief Judge.

On July 1, 1972 the plaintiffs, citizens of Pennsylvania, and the defendant, a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in New Jersey, entered into an “Agency Agreement,” a copy of which is attached to the complaint and designated as Exhibit A. 1

The defendant was in the business of transporting automobiles from one point to another within the continental United States and, by the aforementioned agreement, appointed the plaintiffs as its local agents in the Pittsburgh area. The agreement was to remain in effect for one year and was…