Legal Opinion
Elliott v. United States Steel Export Company
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 2, 1960No. Civ. A. 26576PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for personal injuries brought by a longshoreman who was injured while unloading a steel shipment in the Port of Philadelphia. The defendant is the United States Steel Export Co., a New Jersey corporation with an office and principal place of business in New York City, New York. Federal jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. The defendant moves to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction over it. There are other motions in the case but they do not need to be passed upon if the defendant’s motion to dismiss is granted.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Shambe v. Delaware Hudson R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Partin v. Michaels Art Bronze Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Kilian v. Allegheny County DistributorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Schladensky v. EllisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Steiner v. Dauphin CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
- Strauss v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
- Summers v. Skibs A/S MykenDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1961
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