Legal Opinion
Kingsley & Keith (Canada) Ltd. v. Mercer International Corp.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 22, 1981No. 116PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPAETH, Judge:
This case, one of a trilogy of long-arm jurisdiction cases, 1 is an appeal from an order granting a petition by Kingsley and Keith (Canada), Limited, and Kingsley and Keith Chemical Corporation for leave to serve an amended complaint in assumpsit on H.M. Trimble and Sons, Limited, by registered mail to Trimble’s headquarters in Canada. 2
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For the purposes of our inquiry, we shall accept as true the well-pleaded facts in the amended complaint. Cf. Frisch v. Alexson Equip. Corp., 423 Pa. 247, 224 A.2d 183 (1966). 3 So regarded, the amended complaint may be summarized as follows.
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- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Shaffer v. HeitnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Beatrice Foods Co. v. Proctor & Schwartz, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Temtex Products, Inc. v. KramerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Slota v. Moorings, Ltd.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Wims v. Beach Terrace Motor Inn, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1991
- Gulentz v. Wayne A. Fosdick, B & C Trucking, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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