Legal Opinion
Acme Engineers, Inc. v. Foster Engineering Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1958No. 16951_1PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment quashing service and dismissing an action without prejudice on the ground that the court had not acquired and could not acquire jurisdiction over the defendant, a foreign corporation.
The action was brought to recover commissions allegedly due plaintiff from sales in Texas of defendant’s products. Federal jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship. 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332. Acme Engineers, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of Texas, while Foster Engineering Co. was organized in New Jersey. The attempted service of process was on Gulf…
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