Legal Opinion
Jacobs v. Lakewood Aircraft Service, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 22, 1980No. Civ. A. 79-1044PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Chief Judge.
This case is another of that burgeoning number that are proliferating like judicial rabbits, in which service under a state “long-arm” statute is attacked. Service here was effected on the defendant New Jersey corporation under the Pennsylvania statute, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5322. Defendant has moved to dismiss under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2) alleging lack of personal jurisdiction. I will grant the motion.
While the immediate instrument for the assertion of in personam jurisdiction is the statute just mentioned, the ultimate test of validity is whether the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Shaffer v. HeitnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Max Daetwyler Corp., a New York Corporation v. R. Meyer, a West German Corporation. Appeal of Rolf MeyerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Kenny v. Alexson Equipment Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Rockwell International Corp. v. Costruzioni Aeronautiche Giovanni AgustaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
- Gunner v. Elmwood Dodge, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
- Derman v. Wilair Services, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
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