Legal Opinion
Wax v. Van Marter
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 11, 1936No. Appeal, 228PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Baldrige, J.,
The only question involved in this appeal is whether the service of process was valid.
The plaintiff, on April 3,1935, instituted an action of trespass in Philadelphia against the defendant, a resident of Trenton, New Jersey. Service of summons and statement of claim were made upon the Secretary of Revenue under section 1 of the Act of 1929, May 14, P. L. 1721, as amended, April 24, 1931, P. L. 50 (75 PS §1201), which provides that any nonresident operator or owner of a motor vehicle within this state constitutes the Secretary of Revenue of the Commonwealth his agent for…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hess v. PawloskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Wuchter v. PizzuttiSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- First Nat. Bk. of Pittsburgh v. BairdSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- Vaughn v. LoveSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Commonwealth v. Provident Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Wise v. HerzogCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Alopari v. O'LEARYDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1957
- Nikwei v. Ross School of Aviation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Cherry, Et Ux. v. HeffernanSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
- Mull v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
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