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Kulko Vs. Superior Ct.

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  • US Supreme Court
  • May 15, 1978

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  1. EstIn Vs. Estin US Supreme Court · Jun 07, 1948
  2. Hanson Vs. Denckla US Supreme Court · Jun 23, 1958
  3. Shaffer Vs. Heitner US Supreme Court · Jun 24, 1977
  4. Harmon Vs. Harmon US Supreme Court · May 15, 1961
  5. Milliken Vs. Meyer US Supreme Court · Dec 23, 1940
  6. Pennoyer Vs. Neff US Supreme Court · Jan 01, 1878
  7. Sosna Vs. Iowa US Supreme Court · Jan 14, 1975
  8. Kulko v. Superior
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  9. Ct. - 436 U.S. 84 (1978) U.S. Supreme Court Kulko v. Superior
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  10. Ct., 436 U.S. 84 (1978) Kulko v. Superior
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  11. with that State under International Shoe Co. v. Washington
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  12. International Shoe Co. v. Washington
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  13. supra, at 326 U. S. 316 , quoting Milliken v. Meyer
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  14. her mother in California was not enough to confer jurisdiction over appellant in the California courts. See Shaffer v. Heitner
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  15. with the State under International Shoe Co. v. Washington
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  16. jurisdiction of state courts to enter judgments affecting rights or interests of nonresident defendants. See Shaffer v. Heitner
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  17. favor of the plaintiff may be entered only by a court having jurisdiction over the person of the defendant. Pennoyer v. Neff
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  18. in turn, depends upon the presence of reasonable notice to the defendant that an action has been brought, Mullane v. Central
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  19. between the defendant and the forum State to make it fair to require defense of the action in the forum. Milliken v. Meyer
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  20. enter a binding Judgment against appellant here is that set forth in this Court's opinion in International Shoe Co. v. Washington
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  21. U.S. at 326 U. S. 316 , quoting Milliken v. Meyer
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  22. plaintiff in proceeding with the cause in the plaintiff's forum of choice are, of course, to be considered, see McGee v. International
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  23. to require him to conduct his defense in that State. International Shoe Co. v. Washington
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  24. supra at 326 U. S. 316 -317, 326 U. S. 319 . Accord, Shaffer v. Heitner
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  25. Perkins v. Benguet
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  26. are present. Hanson v. Denckla
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  27. of California's laws. See Shaffer v. Heitner
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  28. physical injury on either Page 436 U. S. 97 property or persons within the State of California. Cf. Hess v. Pawloski
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  29. s sending an insurance contract and premium notices into the State to an insured resident of the State. Cf. McGee v. International
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  30. seeks modification of a contract that was negotiated in New York and that she flew to New York to sign. As in Hanson v. Denckla
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  31. has remained in the State of the marital domicile, whereas it is appellee who has moved across the continent. Cf. May v. Anderson
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  32. of appellant's activities in or relating to the State of California. International Shoe Co. v. Washington
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  33. for choice of law purposes does not mean that California has personal jurisdiction over the defendant. Hanson v. Denckla
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  34. interest in trying such cases in its courts by, e.g., enacting a special jurisdictional statute. Cf. McGee v. International
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  35. U.S. at 357 U. S. 251 . In McGee v. International
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  36. As was true in both Hanson v. Denckla
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  37. U. S. 235 (1958), and May v. Anderson
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  38. the subject matter of the lawsuit would be entitled to full faith and credit in any State. See New York ex rel. Halvey v. Halvey
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  39. U. S. 610 , 330 U. S. 614 (1947). See also Sosna v. Iowa
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  40. Santa Clara County v. Hughes
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  41. in the 1968 Act. See n 13, supra. See generally Note, 48 Cornell L.Q. 541 (1963). In Landes v. Landes
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  42. The constitutionality of these procedures has also been upheld in other jurisdictions. See, e.g., Watson v. Dreadin
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  43. Terry v. Terry
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  44. Thus, it cannot here be concluded, as it was in McGee v. International
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  45. U.S. Supreme Court Kulko v. Superior
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  46. See Shaffer v. Heitner
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  47. Mullane v. Central
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  48. McGee v. International
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  49. State. International Shoe Co. v. Washington
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  50. Accord, Shaffer v. Heitner
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