Legal Opinion
Alloway v. Wain-Roy Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 14, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 68-891PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DITTER, District Judge.
The question in this case is the propriety of service upon a foreign corporation. Defendant moved to dismiss for jurisdictional reasons, contending that it was not “doing business” in Pennsylvania.
After filing suit, plaintiff caused a copy of the summons and complaint to be delivered to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Rule 4(d) (3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure authorizes service upon a statutory agent, and Pennsylvania has designated the Secretary of the Commonwealth to receive such process on behalf of corporations which are doing…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Eric McNello v. John B. Kelly, Inc. v. B. J. Lucarelli and Company, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- Television Reception Corporation v. Charles A. Dunbar, Dunbar-Murphy & Company, Inc., and Commonwealth Cable Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
- Miller v. Kiamesha-Concord, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Cecere v. Ohringer Home Furniture Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Frisch v. Alexson Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Proctor & Schwartz, Inc. v. Cleveland Lumber Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974