Flemmen v. Midland Overseas Shipping Corp.

DONOVAN, District Judge.

This matter came on for hearing at a special term of this court in Duluth, Minnesota, on April 12, 1966, on motions by defendants to quash the service of process and to dismiss the action for lack of jurisdiction over the persons of the foreign corporation defendants.

Jurisdiction over the subject matter of this controversy is provided by the diversity of citizenship of the parties and the requisite amount in controversy.1 Plaintiff is a resident of Wisconsin. Defendant Midland Overseas Shipping Corporation is incorporated and has its principal place of business in…