CHESAPEAKE, ETC. v. MANITOWOC ENGINEERING CORP.

[No. 7, September Term, 1963.]

232 Md. 555 (1963)

194 A.2d 624

CHESAPEAKE SUPPLY & EQUIPMENT CO. AND R.E. LINDER STEEL ERECTION CO., INC., ETC. v. MANITOWOC ENGINEERING CORP.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided November 6, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell Stevan, with whom were Sagner, Stevan & Harris on the brief, for Chesapeake Supply & Equipment Co., part of appellants.

J. Royall Tippett, Jr., with whom were Hinkley & Singley on the brief, for R.E. Linder Steel Erection Co., Inc., part of appellants.

Submitted on the brief by William O. Doub, Niles, Barton, Gans & Markell for Royal Insurance Co., Ltd., other appellants.

Norman E. Burke and Benjamin C. Howard, with whom were Miles & Stockbridge on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before BRUNE, C.J., and HENDERSON, HAMMOND, PRESCOTT, HORNEY, MARBURY and SYBERT, JJ.


HORNEY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question presented on these appeals is whether a Wisconsin corporation that manufactured and sold mobile truck cranes through a Maryland distributor to purchasers in this State is amenable to the suits of the distributor and a purchaser, either because the foreign corporation was doing business in Maryland or because the contract between the parties was made here.

The original action was instituted by R.E...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases