Legal Opinion
Berkman v. Ann Lewis Shops, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 20, 1956PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWSON, District Judge.
This.action, tried by the Court without a jury, is one wherein the plaintiff sues as assignee of three judgments returned in Florida against the defendant. The action was started in the State Courts of New York and removed to this Court by reason of diversity of citizenship. The defendant admits that the judgments were rendered against it in Florida, but contends the judgments are void on the ground that the Florida Court lacked jurisdiction over it.
The action involves primarily the question as to whether jurisdiction was obtained in Florida over the defendant, a…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Travelers Health Assn. v. Virginia Ex Rel. State Corporation Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Cannon Manufacturing Co. v. Cudahy Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- National Carbide Corp. v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. Scophony Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Wells Fargo & Co. v. Wells Fargo Express Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Delray Beach Aviation Corporation and Bert Boldt v. Mooney Aircraft, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- AB CTC v. MorejonSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
- Rayco Manufacturing Co. v. Chicopee Manufacturing Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1957
- Intermountain Ford Tractor Sales Co. v. Massey-Ferguson Ltd.District Court, D. Utah · 1962
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