Legal Opinion
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. American Pecco Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 30, 1971No. Civ. A. 218-70PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GASCH, District Judge.
This matter came on for consideration of a motion by defendant Peiner Machinen Und Schraubenverke to quash service of process. The controversy arises out of the collapse in the District of Columbia of a construction crane manufactured by Peiner, a German corporation; service was made on defendant Peiner by registered mail in March, 1971, under the provisions of the recently enacted “long arm” statute. D.C.Code §§ 13-423 and 13-431 (Supp.1971).
Peiner has launched a three-pronged attack in its motion to quash service. Initially it raises the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Gray v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1961
- Nelson v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Security Bank, N. A. v. TauberDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1972
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- Pittman v. Anaconda Wire & Cable Co.District Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1976
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