Ralph E. Vorhees, to His Own Use and to the Use of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and Nancy Vorhees, His Wife v. Fischer & Krecke

CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of their personal injury diversity action by the district court for failure to properly effect service of process on the West German defendant, Fischer & Kreeke, GmbH & Co., (Fischer & Kreeke). The district court found that service of process was invalid because it was not effected in compliance with the Convention on the Service of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Hague Convention). Entered into Force for the United States, February 10, 1969, 20 U.S.T. 361, T.I.A.S. 6638, 658 U.N.T.S. 163. Without…