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HAYNES v. JAMES H. CARR, INC.

No. 13701.

427 F.2d 700 (1970)

Noy HAYNES, Appellant, v. JAMES H. CARR, INC., and Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided May 26, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard B. Sachs, Norfolk, Va. (Kanter & Kanter, Norfolk, Va., and Allen, Allen, Allen and Allen, Richmond, Va., on the brief), for appellant.

Henry H. McVey, III, Richmond, Va. (McGuire, Woods & Battle, Richmond, Va., on the brief), for appellee James H. Carr, Inc.

Andrew W. Wood, Richmond, Va. (L. Paul Byrne and Bremner, Byrne & Baber, Richmond, Va., on the brief), for appellee Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau.

Before SOBELOFF, BOREMAN, and BUTZNER, Circuit Judges.

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal raises two issues: first, whether Noy Haynes' tort action against James H. Carr Company is barred by Virginia's Workmen's Compensation Act; and second, whether the district court acquired personal jurisdiction over Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau under Virginia's long arm statute. The district judge, applying Virginia law because jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship, held for Carr and the Inspection Bureau. We affirm...

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