Legal Opinion
Bucks County Playhouse v. Bradshaw
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 28, 1983No. 83-2726PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
KELLY, District Judge.
This is a diversity action in which plaintiffs seek to recover compensatory and punitive damages for an alleged breach of an oral contract for personal services. Each defendant has moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b). For the reasons which follow, the complaint will be dismissed against all four defendants.
The Parties
The principal plaintiff in this case is Bucks County Playhouse, (the “Playhouse”) a partnership doing business in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Plaintiffs Ralph A.…
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