Legal Opinion
Bev-Mark, Inc. v. Summerfield GMC Truck Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 13, 1979No. 2066PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HESTER, Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County dismissing the preliminary objections of the appellant, which challenged the in person-am jurisdiction of the court.
The action below was initiated to recover for personal injuries and property damage resulting from the breakdown of a tractor-trailer unit in Pennsylvania.
In October of 1974, appellee Feldman was driving a tractor owned by appellee Bev-Mark, near Gary, Indiana, when he felt the rear of the tractor sway. An inspection revealed that the spring hangar bolts were loose. This was…
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