In Personam Jurisdiction

INTERNATIONAL SHOE CO. v. WASHINGTON, 326 U.S. 310 (1945)

Issues: Civil Procedure, In Personam Jurisdiction, Minimum Contacts, Personal Jurisdiction

326 U.S. 310 66 S.Ct. 154 90 L.Ed. 95 INTERNATIONAL SHOE CO. v. STATE OF WASHINGTON, OFFICE OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AND PLACEMENT et al. No. 107. Decided December 3, 1945. Appeal from the Supreme Court of the State of Washington Syllabus Activities within a State of salesmen in the employ of a foreign corporation, exhibiting […]

Hanson v. Denckla, 357 U.S. 235 (1958)

Issues: Civil Procedure, In Personam Jurisdiction, Personal Jurisdiction

357 U.S. 235 78 S.Ct. 1228 2 L.Ed.2d 1283 Elizabeth Donner HANSON, Individually, as Executrix of the Will of Dora Browning Donner, Deceased, et al., Appellants, v. Katherine N. R. DENCKLA, Individually, and Elwyn L. Middleton, as Guardian of the Property of Dorothy Browning Stewart. Dora Stewart LEWIS, Mary Washington Stewart Borie and Paula Browning […]

McGEE v. INTERNATIONAL LIFE INS. CO., 355 U.S. 220

Issues: Civil Procedure, In Personam Jurisdiction, Minimum Contacts, Personal Jurisdiction, Specific Jurisdiction

?355 U.S. 220 (1957) 78 S.Ct. 199 2 L.Ed. 2d 223 McGEE v. INTERNATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. Supreme Court of United States. No. 50. Argued November 20, 1957. Decided December 16, 1957. Syllabus Syllabus Petitioner’s son, a resident of California, bought a life insurance policy from an Arizona corporation, naming petitioner as beneficiary. Later, respondent, […]

Kulko v. Superior Court, 436 U.S. 84 (1978)

Issues: Civil Procedure, In Personam Jurisdiction, Personal Jurisdiction

436 U.S. 84 98 S.Ct. 1690 56 L.Ed.2d 132 Ezra KULKO, Appellant,v.SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR the CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO (Sharon Kulko Horn, Real Party in Interest). No. 77-293. Argued March 29, 1978. Decided May 15, 1978. Rehearing Denied June 26, 1978. See 438 U.S. 908, 98 S.Ct. 3127. Syllabus. […]

SHAFFER v. HEITNER, 433 U.S. 186 (1977)

Issues: Civil Procedure, In Personam Jurisdiction, Personal Jurisdiction

433 U.S. 186 97 S.Ct. 2569 53 L.Ed.2d 683 R. F. SHAFFER et al., Appellants, v. Arnold HEITNER, as Custodian for Mark Andrew Heitner. No. 75-1812. Argued Feb. 22, 1977. Decided June 24, 1977. Headnotes: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Due Process — State Jurisdiction Over Nonresidents. Delaware’s assertion of jurisdiction over appellants (individual defendants in shareholder’s […]

Asahi Metal Industry Co., Ltd. v. Superior Court, 480 U.S. 102 (1987)

Issues: Civil Procedure, In Personam Jurisdiction, Minimum Contacts, Personal Jurisdiction, Stream of Commerce

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HELICOPTEROS NACIONALES DE COLOMBIA v. HALL, 466 U.S. 408 (1984)

Issues: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Due Process of Law, Fourteenth Amendment, General Jurisdiction, In Personam Jurisdiction, Minimum Contacts, Personal Jurisdiction

466 U.S. 408 (1984) 104 S.Ct. 1868 80 L.Ed. 404 HELICOPTEROS NACIONALES DE COLOMBIA, S. A. v. HALL ET AL. No. 82-1127.Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 8, 1983Decided April 24, 1984 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Due Process — State-Court Jurisdiction — Wrongful-Death Actions — Defendant’s Contacts with […]

Insurance Corp. of Ireland, Ltd. v. Compagnie des Bauxites, 456 U.S. 694 (1982)

Issues: Civil Procedure, In Personam Jurisdiction, Personal Jurisdiction

456 U.S. 694 456 U.S. 694 102 S.Ct. 2099 72 L.Ed.2d 492 INSURANCE CORP. OF IRELAND, LTD. et al., Petitioners,v.COMPAGNIE des BAUXITES de GUINEE. No. 81-440. Argued March 23, 1982. Decided June 1, 1982. Syllabus Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(b)(2)(A) provides that a district court, as a sanction for failure to comply with discovery […]