Legal Opinion
Pearce v. Pennsylvania R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 16, 1947No. 9183PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MADDEN, District Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court, 7 F.R.D. 420, dismissing the complaint filed herein as to the defendant, Esther Hofkin, individually and trading as Penn Galvanizing Company, for lack of jurisdiction as to the named defendant.
The complaint alleges that the plaintiff, George I. Pearce, is a citizen of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; that the defendant, Pennsylvania Railroad, is a corporation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and that Esther Hofkin is engaged in business at 2201 E. Tioga Street, in the City and County of Philadelphia and State of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Strawbridge v. CurtissSupreme Court of the United States · 1806
- Hurn v. OurslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Thomson v. GaskillSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Siler v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Osthaus v. ButtonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1934
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Christobal Rosario v. American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Goodman v. H. Hentz & Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1967
- Curtis Fawvor v. Texaco, Inc., Defendant-Third-Party v. Foster Wheeler Corporation, Third-Party B & B Insulation, Inc., Defendant-Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Sheppard v. Atlantic States Gas Co. of Pennsylvania, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Rumbaugh v. Winifrede Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
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